Talk:Cinque Ports

message: Is there a reason to use antient vs ancient?  96.20.164.139 (talk)
:If the map included in the article is a valid citation then the word is 'Ancient'.  Unless a valid citation can be provided, it should be changed to 'ancient' 109.153.242.10 (talk) 17:54, 24 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Rye Town Council  seems to always use the spelling "antient", while Winchelsea seems to use "antient" a lot in "official" publications,   although both spellings are widely used. The Cinque Ports Confederation's website uses only "antient"   Lozleader (talk) 18:32, 25 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe it said that in 2011, but http://cinqueports.org/cinque-port-towns/ now uses ancient. Kevin McE (talk) 18:26, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: "Antient" or "ancient"?

message: Exemption from taxation and the right to levy tolls; the authority to detain and execute felons both inside and outside the Ports' jurisdiction; power to claim wreckage off the shore or goods thrown overboard; these were privileges granted to the Cinque ports, along with the right of assembly as a Guild, which gave the confederation the authority to act in such matters.
This is redundent, bring listed above in the translation, and awkwardly worded here to boot.  Kd5mdk 13:01, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. I'll get it out right away. Renke 17:15, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Redundant material

message: Another thing puzzles me a bit: the charter is said to lead to piracy; yet it seems a pretty common city rights' charter to me. Do all city charters lead to piracy? Renke 17:15, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Piracy

message: Why is it Cinque not Cinq?  Was this the French spelling at the time?  81.148.252.177 (talk) 09:52, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Presumably intermediate between Latin quinque and modern Franch cinq.  Anglo-Norman vs. Parisian might also perhaps have been relevant... AnonMoos (talk) 10:00, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Wictionary suggests that it is from Middle English cink, from Middle French cinc, from Latin quinque, influenced by Italian cinque.  Doesn't give a ref, but the OED says much the same thing.  Richard New Forest (talk) 20:14, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Why "cinq" not "cinque"?

message: The article mentions Saxon Authority ('Decline'), and that Danish raids may have been (or may mistakenly been thought to have been) responsible for the decline in importance of the cinque ports.  But the article elsewhere suggests that the authority of the ports wasn't established until 1155 - long after the Saxons had any power to delegate.  Have I misunderstood, or does the history section need correcting/clarifying?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.243.36.142 (talk) 19:16, 21 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Saxons and Danes 

message: The town of Seaford in E. Sussex has the words "CINQUE PORT" emblazoned on all the signs at the borders of the town, yet isn't mentioned here.  Explanation? 109.153.242.10 (talk) 17:52, 24 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Like Brightlingsea (which has similar signposting, which surprised me today and made me come to this page), and many others, it is a former limb, listed here as a connected town. (http://cinqueports.org/history/limbs/) Kevin McE (talk) 18:50, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seaford 

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thread_title: File:Ship of the cinque ports.JPG Nominated for Deletion

message: The website http://www.cinqueports.org/ suggests that apart from the 7 main ports, there were some 23 "limbs" of which 7 had charters and were referred to as "corporate members".  These 7 are listed (together with Brightlingsea, which was a limb but not a Corporate Member) as the _only_ limbs.  That website does purport to be the official site for the Confederation of Cinque Ports, so please review the article or explain why it should remain as is. 188.29.117.112 (talk) 18:34, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Limbs 

message: Youghal was made a "petty limb of the Cinque Ports of/in Ireland" in 1462. As detailed in Talk:Cinque Ports in Ireland, I don't know what that means. Any input would be appreciated. jnestorius(talk) 09:51, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cinque Ports in Ireland 

message: Can someone add when Rye changed status from "Antient town" to full Cinque port. I presume sometime after great storm of 1297.  Also did New Romney then lose its status or change to Limb or Antient Town i.e. are there now 6 Cinque Ports  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.31.202.145 (talk) 15:01, 29 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Rye

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message: Have found source dating this to 1322: corroborative evidence from elsewhere would not go amiss, however. Jacobisq (talk) 09:20, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Parliamentary status