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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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Fishermen in the River Thames. [Humphrey of Lancaster], Duke of Gloucester, Guardian...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/143/7137
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This record is about the Fishermen in the River Thames. [Humphrey of Lancaster], Duke of Gloucester, Guardian... dating from [? 1420] 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 8/143/7137
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1420]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Fishermen in the River Thames.
- Addressees
- [Humphrey of Lancaster], Duke of Gloucester, Guardian of England, and the lords of parliament.
- Nature of request
- The fishermen in the River Thames complain that the use of trawl-nets and fishing-weirs is destroying the young salmon, trout, mullet, and other fish in the river, so that they can no longer supply fish to London so cheaply; and that these nets and weirs are also hazardous to shipping. They ask that the Mayor of London might be ordered to search the river within the franchise of London for such next and weirs, and to destroy any he finds; and to imprison anyone who uses such things in future.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] Delivered by the Bishop of Norwich. Read on the eighth day of parliament.[None on dorse]
- Places mentioned
- River Thames
- London.
- People mentioned
- [John Wakeryng], Bishop of Norwich.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Probably datable to the parliament of 1420, presided over by the Duke of Gloucester in his brother's absence, rather than to any parliament in the reign of Henry VI, by the very similar SC 8/144/7167, presented to the parliament of May 1421, which states that petitions were made on the same subject to previous parliaments.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition, see SC 8/144/7167
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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/C9209318/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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