Gillingwater's History of Lowestoft: a reprint: with a chapter of more recent eventsGillingwater, Edmund
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Gillingwater's History of Lowestoft: a reprint: with a chapter of more recent events
Gillingwater, Edmund
Lothingland (England); Lowestoft (England)
That the new liberties and privileges to the burgesses of Yarmouth in
a certain place called Kirkley road, is prejudicial and hurtful to
the commonalty of the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk, and all other
counties, etc.
1st. For that the liberties and privileges aforesaid be contrary to
common right, and also to the statute made for the common profit of
the realm of England; that is to say, that every one of the realm of
England may buy and sell without let in city, burgh, port of the sea,
and elsewhere, through all the realm of England: and if deeds or
patents be granted to the contrary, they shall be of no force; which
statute was confirmed in the last Parliament at Gloucester, holden in
the time of our lord the king that now is.
2nd. And also, that the ships anchoring in the said place of Kirkley
road, as often as a contrary wind come, they can by no means enter
into the port of Great Yarmouth; but are compelled to cast their
herrings into the sea.
3rd. And also for that the said burgesses of the town of Great
Yarmouth, by force of the said liberties and privileges to them of
new so given and granted, will not suffer the said commonalty of the
realm of England to buy or sell any victuals or merchandise, at any
time of the year in the said place of Kirkley road.
4th. And also the said commonalty do sustain and support great
griefs and hinderances by color of the liberties and privileges
aforesaid in this behalf.
5th. Also they say, that there is a great space of the high sea
between the said place called Kirkley road, and the entry of the said
port of Yarmouth, by reason of which space many ships may come from
the main sea into the said port of Great Yarmouth at their liberty,
and also go out; which place called Kirkley road, is in the county of
Suffolk, and before the grant of the liberties and privileges
aforesaid, was, and yet is, parcel of the same manor, etc.; and by
all the time aforesaid have, used to have, and of right ought to
have, all the wreck of the sea happening in the said place called
Kirkley road. Also they say, that the ships loaden with herrings can
return twice from Kirkley road into the sea to fish, whilst the chips
loaden with herrings going to the town of Yarmouth can but one in the
same time unload an return into the sea to fish.
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