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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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Citizens of Norwich. King and council. The citizens request a grant of murage for...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/318/E309
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This record is about the Citizens of Norwich. King and council. The citizens request a grant of murage for... dating from [1317] 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 8/318/E309
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1317]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Citizens of Norwich.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The citizens request a grant of murage for seven years to help them enclose the town and all those that have lands, tenements or rents in the town whether they be foreign or not contribute.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Norwich, [Norfolk].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1317 as murage was granted to the petitioners on 12 November 1317 (CPR 1317-21, p.50).
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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, Edw II, vol. III, 1317-1321, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.50 (grant of murage for three years)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529361/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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