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Mary de Saynt Pol (St Pol), countess of Pembroke. de Saynt Pol (St Pol), countess...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/158/7897

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This record is about the Mary de Saynt Pol (St Pol), countess of Pembroke. de Saynt Pol (St Pol), countess... dating from [c. 1335] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/158/7897
Date
[c. 1335]
Description
Petitioners
Mary de Saynt Pol (St Pol), countess of Pembroke.
Name(s)
de Saynt Pol (St Pol), countess of Pembroke, Mary
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
[The petition is badly damaged and the full sense of the petition is difficult to recover].The countess requests that a final discussion be held concerning the dispute concerning the franchises of Little Yarmouth and Great Yarmouth as the people of Great Yarmouth have inflicted great damage on her tenants and taken the goods of the merchants to Great Yarmouth against their liberty.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Little Yarmouth, [Suffolk]
Gorleston, [Norfolk]
Great Yarmouth, [Norfolk]
Norfolk
Suffolk
Lothingland hundred, [Suffolk]
Tower of London.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1335 with the preceding related writ, petitions and letter (SC 8/158/7893-6).
Related material

For a related letter of attorney, see SC 8/158/7896

For a related writ, see SC 8/158/7893

For a related petition, see SC 8/158/7894

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9210089/

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