Piece
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
Item
Hugh Sampson, merchant, burgess of Southampton. Sampson Hugh King and council. merchant...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/18/873
What’s it about?
This record is about the Hugh Sampson, merchant, burgess of Southampton. Sampson Hugh King and council. merchant... dating from [c. 1328] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
Yes, this record is available online and can be downloaded. How to view it.
Can I see it in person?
No, this record is not available to see in person at The National Archives. Other ways to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/18/873
-
Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1328]
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
- Petitioners
- Hugh Sampson, merchant, burgess of Southampton.
- Name(s)
- Sampson, Hugh
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- merchant
- Nature of request
- Hugh Sampson states that when he sent his two ships trading overseas, several malefactors of the power of the King of France came together in a great number in a place called La Trade near the coast of Brittany, where the ships were, in time of peace, and attacked them, carried off the ships and the wines and other goods found in them, killed the masters and mariners, and committed other felonies. The king ordered an inquisition, which was returned in Chancery, and found that various malefactors from Normandy, Brittany, Picardy, and elsewhere in the power of the King of France took the two ships and the goods found in them, which are detailed and killed the masters and mariners - for which he has had very little satisfaction or restitution made him. The king has often written letters to the King of France, under his great seal - a copy of which is sewn to this bill - to ask him to hear Hugh's complaint and to do justice and give him compensation - but with no result. He requests a suitable remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege et magno consilio.The king is not yet minded to grant arrest.
- Places mentioned
- Southampton, [Hampshire]
- La Trade (Rade de St Mathieu), [Brittany, France]
- France
- Brittany, [France]
- Normandy, [France]
- Picardy, [France].
- People mentioned
- King of France.
-
Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition summarized in Rot. Parl. Hac. Ined. p.156 and Rot. Parl. vol. II, p.435b no. 57 is from 1327 and refers to the same incident, but involving only one of the ships: suggesting that Hugh lost the other later in the same way. CCR 1327-30 pp.466-467 is dated at Dover, 29 May 1329 and CCR 1327-30 p.469 at Canterbury, 16 June 1329: by this stage arrests are being made to compensate Hugh. This would suggest that this petition dates from between 1327 and 1329, ie. c. 1328.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 7306
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- French
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
-
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1896), pp.466-467 (arrangements concerning arrests made to compensate Hugh); p.469 (further arrangements)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum Anglie Hactenus Inediti, Ed. H.G. Richardson and G.O. Sayles, (Camden Society, 3rd Series, vol. LI, 1935), p.156 (later Latin summary of related petition)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.435b no. 57 (later English summary of related petition)
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061025/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
74,884 records
Within the department: SC
Records of various departments, arranged artificially according to type, and formerly...
18,283 records
Within the series: SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
61 records
Within the piece: SC 8/18
850-900. Individual petitions are described , dated, and are available at item level.
You are currently looking at the item: SC 8/18/873
Hugh Sampson, merchant, burgess of Southampton. Sampson Hugh King and council. merchant...
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.