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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Hastyng (Hastings), fisherman of Great Yarmouth; Roger Hoddys, fisherman of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/162/8079
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This record is about the John Hastyng (Hastings), fisherman of Great Yarmouth; Roger Hoddys, fisherman of... dating from [c. 1437] 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 8/162/8079
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1437]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Hastyng (Hastings), fisherman of Great Yarmouth; Roger Hoddys, fisherman of Great Yarmouth; John Aunsell (Ansell), fisherman of Great Yarmouth; Thomas Umfrey (Humphrey), fisherman of Great Yarmouth; Thomas Covehithe, fisherman of Great Yarmouth; Richard Pays, fisherman of Great Yarmouth.
- Name(s)
- Hastyng (Hastings); Hoddys; Aunsell (Ansell); Umfrey (Humphrey); Covehithe; Pays, John; Roger; John; Thomas; Thomas; Richard
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Places mentioned
- Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
- France.
- Nature of request
- The fishermen request a licence by letter patent so that they may fish in their customary places, as they dare not fish at the moment for fear of having their ships seized for the king's proposed voyage to his realm of France. Hastyng and Hoddys request a licence for 'a dogger', Aunsell and Umfrey for 2 'lodeshippes', and Covehithe and Pays for 'a lodeshipe'.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c.1437 as a wider grant on the same matter was made on 28 February 1437 to the fisherfolk of Norfolk, with only one of the petitioners mentioned, and this petition is likely to be nearly contemporary (CPR 1436-41, p.42).
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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)
- English
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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)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen VI, vol. III, 1436-1441, (Public Record Office, 1907), p.42 (grant in accordance with this petition but to the fisherfolk of Norfolk, and only noting one of the petitioners)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9293923/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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