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John Salmon, Bishop of Norwich. Salmon John King. Bishop of Norwich The Bishop of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/234/11692

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Reference
SC 8/234/11692
Date
[c. 1315]
Description
Petitioners
John Salmon, Bishop of Norwich.
Name(s)
Salmon, John
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Bishop of Norwich
Nature of request
The Bishop of Norwich makes three requests:1) He states that as the town of Lynn, which is of his lordship and franchise, is a sea port, and people from many lands come there, felonies and trespasses against the King's peace are often committed, but that there is no prison closer than Norwich, and the people of Lynn, without whom no gaol delivery should be made, have the privilege that no plea of land or the crown should be heard outside their town. He requests a prison in Lynn.2) He requests return of writs and plea by vetito namio in Lynn.3) He requests that the charter which the King's father granted for a fair in Lynn might be confirmed, with the addition that he might have the fair even if he has not made use of it in the past, and that the time of the fair might be extended by fifteen days to last for a month.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Lenn (King's Lynn), [Norfolk]
Norwich, [Norfolk].
People mentioned
Edward [I], King of England.
Note
CChR 1300-26 p.284 is dated 30 August 1315 and p.312 is dated 20 June 1316. These clearly represent the eventual outcome of this petition.
Related material

For a related petition, see SC 8/257/12817

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Charter Rolls, vol. III, Edw I and Edw II, 1300-1326, (Public Record Office, 1908), p.284 (grant of a prison and return of writs to the bishop) & p.312 (confirmation of a grant of a fair for 15 days to the bishop, although he has not used the previous grant)
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