Murray, Katharine M. E., ed., The Register of Daniel Rough, Common Clerk of Romney, 1352-1380 (Kent Archaeological Society Records Branch, 16)
Text name(s): The Register of Daniel Rough
Number of pages of primary source text: 298
Author(s):
Dates: 1300 - 1380
Archival Reference:
Original Language(s):
- Anglo-Norman
- Latin
Translation:
- Translated into English.
Translation Comments: only English abstracts given
Geopolitical Region(s):
- England
County/Region: Kent; Romney
Record Types:
- Charters, Deeds
- Court Roll
- Custumal
- Law - Local Ordinances
- Letter
- Taxes
Subject Headings:
- Diplomacy
- Economy - Trade
- Government
- Law - Secular
- Maritime
- Towns / Cities
- Travel / Pilgrimage
Apparatus:
- Index
- Introduction
Comments:
The register contains the Anglo-Norman custumal, as well as various letters and petitions sent by or received by the town of New Romney concerning their position as a Cinque Ports town, toll disputes with other towns, protests and inquests about Romney men elected to office at a local manor, inquest on vintners, letters testifying to good conduct of visitors, instructions to tax collectors, letters to foreign port towns regarding ships captured at sea, petitions about military service, , and articles for an inquest by a justice of trailbaston. Most of the documents cover the period 1352-1380, but there is also material from the early 14C and 15C. About half of the documents are in Latin, particularly those for the fifteenth-century additions. Index of Places and Names.
Introduction Summary:
Cataloger: MAK
