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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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Burgesses of Norwich. King and council. The burgesses of Norwich state that although...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/201/10048
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This record is about the Burgesses of Norwich. King and council. The burgesses of Norwich state that although... dating from [1272] 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 8/201/10048
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1272]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Burgesses of Norwich.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The burgesses of Norwich state that although the King has ordered the Bishop of Norwich to release his interdict against the King's people and his city of Norwich, the Bishop has done nothing. They request some other remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Norwich, [Norfolk].
- People mentioned
- [Roger Skerning], Bishop of Norwich.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable to the aftermath of the conflict between the citizens of Norwich and the monks of the priory in August 1272 by the mention of the interdict pronounced on the city by the bishop (VCH Norfolk, vol. II, pp.232-233 and pp.319-320).
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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/C9333604/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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