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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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People of Somerset who have lands on the rivers Yeo and Parrett. King. The people...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/339/15979
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This record is about the People of Somerset who have lands on the rivers Yeo and Parrett. King. The people... dating from [? c. 1310-? c. 1330] 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 8/339/15979
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1310-? c. 1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of Somerset who have lands on the rivers Yeo and Parrett.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The people of Somerset who have lands on the rivers Yeo and Parrett request a remedy in the matter of gorces (fishing-weirs) which have been built in these rivers, and which are so narrow that they are obstructing the flow of the rivers and making them flood their lands, so that they often lose their meadows and corn.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to sue in Chancery and have a remedy there etc.
- Places mentioned
- Somerset
- River Yeo, [Somerset]
- River Parrett, [Somerset].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated on the basis of the hand.
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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/C9736460/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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