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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Commons of Northwold. King and Council in Parliament. The people of Northwold make...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/129/6430
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This record is about the Commons of Northwold. King and Council in Parliament. The people of Northwold make... dating from [? c. 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 8/129/6430
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1381]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commons of Northwold.
- Addressees
- King and Council in Parliament.
- Nature of request
- The people of Northwold make a series of points requesting remedy against the Bishop of Ely. They state that the Bishop has lately constructed a mill on the river close to their town, which has caused their lands to flood, has impeded access to the river for shipping, and damaged fishing.
- Nature of endorsement
- Bill to the king's council.
- Places mentioned
- Northwold, Norfolk.
- People mentioned
- Bishop of Ely
- John de Wesenham
- [John of Gaunt, Duke of] Lancaster.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to? 1381-2. The handwriting would seem consistent, but no evidence is cited. If the date is correct, the bishop concerned is Thomas Arundel.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.52 of PRO 31/7/108
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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 6062
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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/C9208609/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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