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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Mayor, sheriffs and the greater part of the citizens of Norwich. King. The mayor,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/232/11551
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This record is about the Mayor, sheriffs and the greater part of the citizens of Norwich. King. The mayor,... dating from [1417] 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 8/232/11551
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1417]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor, sheriffs and the greater part of the citizens of Norwich.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The mayor, sheriff and citizens request letters to the chancellor to command that notwithstanding an earlier writ on the matter that the mayor and sheriffs command that the commons represented by 6 persons of each mystery assemble on a certain day specified by the chancellor to elect their representatives to be part of a group of 12 people of the town to appear before the council at the quindene of Michaelmas to hear the decision of the council on the disputes that exist in the city. They further request that the meeting take place in the guildhall, and that the mayor and sheriffs can be close by to maintain order.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Norwich, [Norfolk].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1417 when the dispute seems to have been settled by additions to the city's charters made on 21 July 1417 (CChR 1341-1417, pp.485-6).
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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 Charter Rolls, vol. V, 15 Edw III - 5 Hen V, 1341-1417, (Public Record Office, 1916), pp.485-486 (inspeximus and confirmation of the city's charters with additions concerning the government of the city made in settlement of disputes that had occurred in the city)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335110/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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