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The Middle People of the Commons of Norwich. King. The 'Middle People' of Norwich...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/129/6435
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This record is about the The Middle People of the Commons of Norwich. King. The 'Middle People' of Norwich... dating from [? 1326-? 1327] 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 8/129/6435
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1326-? 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- The Middle People of the Commons of Norwich.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The 'Middle People' of Norwich request that the king order that no tallages be imposed in the city without his permission. They state that the king previously appointed a commission into this matter, but the rich people of the town persuaded them that there was no problem, and that tallages would not be imposed without consent. However, since the king and justices left they have levied another 200 marks, and threaten to raise more.
- Nature of endorsement
- Norwich. Norfolk.Before the Council.Let them sue their account before the justices, and if the tallage is beyond the assent of the community let them have a writ from Chancery against those who have imposed the tallage that they answer before the king, and that this be done no more.
- Places mentioned
- Norwich, [Norfolk]
- Norfolk.
- People mentioned
- Bailiffs of Norwich.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- As noted on the guard, in January 1308 Edward II re-affirmed the terms of a commission of Edward I into the imposition of tallages in Norwich. However, the petition refers to an enquiry into tallages imposed since the coronation (25 February 1308), and thus presumably refers to another commission. Hudson and Tingey, 'Records of the City of Norwich', I, p.61, while dating the petition only to the early-fourteenth century, show that Edward II was at Norwich in January 1326, and since this appears to have been his only visit, assuming that the King is indeed Edward II it thus seems likely that the petition was presented at some point between Edward's departure and his deposition.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition on this matter see SC 8/131/6506
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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 6069
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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)
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- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. I, 1307-1313, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.42 (continuation of commission of enquiry of Edward I into the levying of excess tallages in Norwich)
- The Records of the City of Norwich, vol. I, ed. W. Hudson and J.C. Tingey, (, 1906), pp.61-2 (full edition and translation of petition and response)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208614/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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