Richard de Briegenal, Merchant of York; Henry de Goldbeter, Merchant of York; William...

Petitioners

Richard de Briegenal, Merchant of York; Henry de Goldbeter, Merchant of York; William de Selby, Merchant of York; William de Grantham, Merchant of York; William de Akastre (Acaster), Merchant of York; Robert de Lyndesay (Lindsey), Merchant of York; Henry de Scorby (Scoreby), Merchant of York; Robert de Dalby, Merchant of York; William de Sutton, Merchant of York; John de Ripon, Pelter and Merchant of York; John de Burgh, Merchant of York; Adam de Skipwyth (Skipwith), Merchant of York.

Name(s)

de Briegenal; de Goldbeter; de Selby; de Grantham; de Akastre (Acaster); de Lyndesay (Lindsey); de Scorby (Scoreby); de Dalby; de Sutton; de Ripon; de Burgh; de Skipwyth (Skipwith), Richard; Henry; William; William; William; Robert; Henry; Robert; William; John; John; Adam

Addressees

King.

Occupation

Merchant of York; Pelter & Merchant of York

Nature of request

The petitioners state that they have suffered great damage as they are wrongfully penalised by the count, Flavale and burgomasters and aldermen their merchant people of England, namely John le Goldbeter, Richard de Selby and others going there with their goods and merchandises. They have imprisoned them and divided their goods amongst them for a debt that they claim the king owes them in contempt of the king and to their great damage and impoverishment. They request that a remedy be ordained.

Nature of endorsement

Coram rege et magno consilio.Let certain good and faithful men be assigned by a commission of the great seal to enquire of the matters contained in the petition. And when the inquisition is returned and the theft found to be made, if the sea route is closed then let arrest be made on the peers and commoners of the thieves, but this is not to extend to the goods of merchants residing in England nor to free tenants in England; if the sea crossing be open then let the lords there be ordered to do justice.

Places mentioned

York

Bruges, [Belgium]

Flanders, [Belgium].

People mentioned

Count of Flanders

Simon Favale

Burgomasters and aldermen of Bruges

John le Goldbeter, Merchant

Richard de Selby, Merchant

Stephen de Grantham, Merchant

Thomas de Lyndesay (Lindsey), Merchant

Thomas de Wyclyff (Wycliffe), Merchant.

For a petition concerning the seizure of the goods of Goldbeter see SC 8/50/2458

For a petition of another York merchant who had had his goods seized in Bruges see SC 8/41/2043