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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Ulveston, sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk. de Ulveston John King and Council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/129/6421
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This record is about the John de Ulveston, sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk. de Ulveston John King and Council.... dating from [1383] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/129/6421
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1383]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Ulveston, sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk.
- Name(s)
- de Ulveston, John
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Occupation
- sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk
- Nature of request
- John de Ulveston, sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk, requests allowance against his charge as sheriff, stating that he cannot collect the usual sum due to the large parts of the two counties granted as franchises to the Queen, the Duke of Lancaster and others by the king and his progenitors, and the loss of income due to the constablery of Norwich castle being granted to Cray.
- Nature of endorsement
- Before the Council.
- Places mentioned
- Norfolk
- Suffolk
- Norwich, [Norfolk].
- People mentioned
- [Anne of Bohemia], Queen of England
- [John of Gaunt], Duke of Lancaster
- John Cray, esquire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- John de Ulveston was sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk between November 1382 and December 1383, and since he describes himself as the present sheriff, the petition was probably presented to one of the two parliaments held during his term of office, both in 1383.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.60 of PRO 31/7/107
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 6051
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208600/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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