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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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William Smith of Colchester. Smith William King. William Smith of Colchester requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/182/9096
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This record is about the William Smith of Colchester. Smith William King. William Smith of Colchester requests... dating from [c. 1465-1502] 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 8/182/9096
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1465-1502]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Smith of Colchester.
- Name(s)
- Smith, William
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- William Smith of Colchester requests assistance and protection against Hermanson, who has carried off timber and stone from his property worth 12 marks. When he attempted to secure recovery, Hermanson gathered together a band of Flemings and others and threatened to murder him, such that he dare not remain in the county.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Colchester, [Essex].
- People mentioned
- Edmund Hermanson (Harmanson) of Colchester.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Edmund Harmanson, a native of Brabant, was admitted as a burgess of Colchester in 1465-6, and died, probably childless, in 1502 (VCH Essex, vol.IX).
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294973/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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