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Bailiffs and all the commonalty of the town of Great Yarmouth. King Edward. [The...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/321/E454

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Reference
SC 8/321/E454
Date
1328
Description
Petitioners
Bailiffs and all the commonalty of the town of Great Yarmouth.
Addressees
King Edward.
Nature of request
[The petition is not entirely legible].The bailiffs and commonalty request amends and remedy concerning disputes between them and those of Little Yarmouth and Gorleston.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Great Yarmouth, [Norfolk]
Little Yarmouth, [Suffolk]
Gorleston-on-Sea, [Norfolk].
People mentioned
Nicholas Lombard, sergeant-at-arms.
Note
The petition is dated to 1328 as it is dated to Sunday in the feast of St Edmund the king, in the second year of the reign, that day, the 20th of November falling on a Sunday in 2 Edw. III.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529506/

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