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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
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John Bunteyn (Buntayn), Merchant of Haverfordwest; John Clerk, Merchant of Haverfordwest....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/37/1805
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This record is about the John Bunteyn (Buntayn), Merchant of Haverfordwest; John Clerk, Merchant of Haverfordwest.... dating from [1451-1454] 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 8/37/1805
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1451-1454]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Bunteyn (Buntayn), Merchant of Haverfordwest; John Clerk, Merchant of Haverfordwest.
- Name(s)
- Bunteyn (Buntayn); Clerk, John; John
- Addressees
- King.
- Places mentioned
- Haverfordwest, [Pembrokeshire, Wales]
- West Wales
- Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France].
- Nature of request
- The petitioners state that they were in Bordeaux with their merchandise at the time of the last vintage when the city fell and purchased a safe conduct to return home, and to return to Bordeaux with a ship and cargo and carry away the goods and merchandise they had left behind. They request a licence from the king to make the voyage.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1451-1454. It is not entirely clear whether this petition follows the fall of Bordeaux on 29 June 1451, or its final fall in October 1453 following the earl of Shrewsbury's defeat and death at the battle of Castillon. The earlier date perhaps make more sense, as merchants may well have found it hard to get to Bordeaux in 1453.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition concerning wine merchants of Haverfordwest see SC 8/41/2022
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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 1278
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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)
- English
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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)
- Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.47 (full calendar of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062007/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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