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William de Acton, burgess of Newcastle upon Tyne de Acton William King and council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/30/1471
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This record is about the William de Acton, burgess of Newcastle upon Tyne de Acton William King and council.... dating from [1325-1337] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/30/1471
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1325-1337]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Acton, burgess of Newcastle upon Tyne
- Name(s)
- de Acton, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Places mentioned
- Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland]
- Seynt Walerice (St-Valery-Sur- Somme), [Picardy, France].
- Nature of request
- William de Acton states that in time of peace between England and France, the King of France ordered the seizure of a cargo of woad in his ship at St-Valery-sur-Somme, without giving a reason. He has since had several writs to the King of France for the return of this cargo, and has now been told by the Chancellor of France that it will not be returned. He requests a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to await a treaty.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the dorse to? 1325, with reference to the expected treaty. Northumberland Petitions no.214, however, says this may date from just after the war of St Sardos, 1323-5, but a similar complaint is to be found in no.219, relating to 1337.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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A petition making a similar complaint, possibly contemporary, is SC 8/289/14423
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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 43
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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)
- Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), no.214, pp.241-2 (edition and calendar of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061664/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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