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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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People of Little Yarmouth and Gorleston. King and council. [The petition is barely...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/158/7894
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This record is about the People of Little Yarmouth and Gorleston. King and council. [The petition is barely... dating from [c. 1335] 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 8/158/7894
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1335]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of Little Yarmouth and Gorleston.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [The petition is barely legible because of repairs].The people request remedy and the council summon the people of Great Yarmouth before them to answer . . . as they cam by force and arms . . . contrary to their liberties.
- Nature of endorsement
- If it should be good that it is advised to the council, and pleases the king that the declaration be done according to this petition, and this now in parliament that the people of Great Yarmouth . . . by writ.
- Places mentioned
- Little Yarmouth, [Suffolk]
- Gorleston, [Norfolk]
- Great Yarmouth, [Norfolk].
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition of the same matter, see SC 8/158/7895
For a related letter of attorney, see SC 8/158/7896
For a related petition, see SC 8/158/7897
For a related writ formerly attached to this petition, see SC 8/158/7893
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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/C9210086/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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