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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Commons of Norfolk and Suffolk and other counties of England. King and Lords of Parliament....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/129/6424
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This record is about the Commons of Norfolk and Suffolk and other counties of England. King and Lords of Parliament.... dating from [1381] 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 8/129/6424
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1381]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commons of Norfolk and Suffolk and other counties of England.
- Addressees
- King and Lords of Parliament.
- Nature of request
- The Commons request the repeal of a charter previously granted to the people of Great Yarmouth, which prohibited the sale of goods within seven leagues of the town. A commission into the matter issued as a result of an earlier petition has found their complaints to be legitimate.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Norfolk
- Suffolk
- Great Yarmouth, [Norfolk]
- Kirkelerod (Kirkley Road), [Suffolk].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The commission of enquiry mentioned in this petition was issued on 28 April 1381 (CPR 1377-81, p.633), as a result of a petition presented to the Northampton parliament of 1380. Therefore, this petition was clearly presented to the Westminster parliament of November 1381.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.49 of PRO 31/7/108
For an earlier petition on this issue see SC 8/124/6155
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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 6055
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.633 (commission of enquiry mentioned in the petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208603/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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