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William Norton, clerk. Norton William King and lords in parliament. clerk Request...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/131/6542

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This record is about the William Norton, clerk. Norton William King and lords in parliament. clerk Request... dating from [c. 1375-c. 1400] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/131/6542
Date
[c. 1375-c. 1400]
Description
Petitioners
William Norton, clerk.
Name(s)
Norton, William
Addressees
King and lords in parliament.
Occupation
clerk
Nature of request
Request that the record and process of a dispute between Norton and Hertford be brought into parliament and adjudicated there.
Nature of endorsement
[None.]
People mentioned
William Hertford, skinner
John Frank.
Note
No firm context has been established for this petition, and it is dated impressionistically, on the basis of the hand and the address, to the last quarter of the fourteenth century.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 6248
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208725/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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