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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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Poor lieges of Norwich. King. The people of Norwich request that they be discharged...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/183/9132
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This record is about the Poor lieges of Norwich. King. The people of Norwich request that they be discharged... dating from [1383] 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 8/183/9132
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1383]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Poor lieges of Norwich.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The people of Norwich request that they be discharged from their obligation to repair one of the king's barges, as an inquisition has found it to be irreparable.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Norwich, [Norfolk].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The requested order releasing the people of Norwich from their obligation was issued on 3 July 1383.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the chancery warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed see no.54 of C 81/1339
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. II, 1381-1385, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.295 (requested discharge)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295009/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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