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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Coppe of Southampton, mariner. Coppe William King and council. mariner William...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/9/403
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/9/403
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1305]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Coppe of Southampton, mariner.
- Name(s)
- Coppe, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- mariner
- Nature of request
- William Coppe of Southampton requests the return of his ship and his goods found in it, wrecked off the coast of Cornwall, which have been seized into the king's hand by the sheriff of Cornwall He states that he sent his ship to Cornwall with various merchandise worth twenty pounds, under the command of Roger Baret and other men of his, and that John de Irlaunde and David his companion, asked to be taken to Cornwall; but once on board they killed Roger and his companions, sunk the ship, and made for shore with ten pounds in money, evading the local people and taking refuge in a church; from where they acknowledge what they have done. He states that he is ready to prove that the goods are his, and requests an answer while the sheriff is present.
- Nature of endorsement
- Peter Malorre and Thomas de la Hide, sheriff of Cornwall, are to be assigned by writ of Chancery to hear and determine (oyer and terminer) the contents of this petition, and to do what is just etc.
- Places mentioned
- Cornwall.
- People mentioned
- Roger Baret (Barret)
- John de Irlaunde (Ireland)
- David, companion of John de Irlaunde
- Peter Malorre (Mallory)
- Thomas de la Hide, sheriff of Cornwall.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1301-1307, pp.406-7 is dated at Westminster, 4 November 1305; p.539 (which seems to be the result of a later petition in similar terms) is dated at Lanercost, December 3 1306.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see p.50 of PRO 31/7/93
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 1616
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. IV, 1301-1307, (Public Record Office, 1898), pp.406-7 (Commission to Peter Malorre and Thomas de la Hyde to enquire concerning this petition and make restitution); p.539 (Later commission of oyer and terminer to Henry Spigurnel and Thomas de la Hyde; they are to restore the ship and merchandise)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.460a, no.1 (full edition of original petition)
- The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), 1305, autumn parliament, appendix, evidence of business done at this parliament from chancery enrolments and elsewhere, no.29
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060529/
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