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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Bailiffs of Great Yarmouth. Archbishop of York, Chancellor of England. Bailiffs of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/300/14974
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/300/14974
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1395
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Bailiffs of Great Yarmouth.
- Addressees
- Archbishop of York, Chancellor of England.
- Occupation
- Bailiffs of Great Yarmouth
- Nature of request
- The bailiffs of Great Yarmouth ask that the protection granted to Simon Thurkild of Great Yarmouth, while he is at Calais in the King's service, in the company of Thomas Swynbourne, Captain of Calais castle, might be repealed, as he is still living in Great Yarmouth, and has been since the protection was granted, and as the protection was granted by collusion and deceit, in order to delay the King's customs officers and others who have actions against Simon.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Great Yarmouth, [Norfolk]
- Calais, [France].
- People mentioned
- [Thomas Arundel], Archbishop of York, Chancellor of England
- Simon Thurkild of Great Yarmouth
- Thomas Swynbourne, Captain of Calais castle.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated 24 July, 19 Richard II (1395).
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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/C9518178/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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