Thomas Chaucer, esquire, butler to Henry IV; Lewis John; John Snypston (Snibston)....

Petitioners

Thomas Chaucer, esquire, butler to Henry IV; Lewis John; John Snypston (Snibston).

Name(s)

Chaucer; John; Snypston (Snibston), Thomas; Lewis; John

Addressees

Commons of parliament.

Occupation

butler to Henry IV

Nature of request

The petitioners state that they are owed certain sums of money for wines for Henry IV, for which they have tallies to be paid by certain customs officers, but they cannot be paid, as the customs do not amount to enough money, and as the customs officers have been discharged from their posts; and furthermore, the commissioners assigned to pay these debts do not wish to do so, as they do not have bills of debenture under the seal of the Treasurer of Henry IV's household. They ask the commons to ask the king to order the commissioners to pay them, when they have seen the tallies and when they have received sufficient letters of acquittance from the parties to discharge the king.

Nature of endorsement

[On face] Soit prie a Roy (A request is to be made to the king).[On dorse] The response to this petition is on the roll of the parliament held at Westminster on the Monday after the octave of Martinmas in the second year of the reign of King Henry, the fifth since the conquest.

People mentioned

[Henry IV], King of England

Henry [Bowet], Archbishop of York

Thomas [Langley], Bishop of Durham

John Pelham

Robert Waterton

John Leventhorp.

Another petition concerning money owed by Henry IV's household is SC 8/23/1137