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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Burcestre, Merchant of Oxford de Burcestre William King and council Merchant...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/37/1806
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This record is about the William de Burcestre, Merchant of Oxford de Burcestre William King and council Merchant... dating from [1328] 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 8/37/1806
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1328]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Burcestre, Merchant of Oxford
- Name(s)
- de Burcestre, William
- Addressees
- King and council
- Occupation
- Merchant of Oxford
- Nature of request
- Burcestre states that he is owed certain sums borrowed from him by Edward II and III. He requests that the king order that an allowance be made to him and Blondell in the next customs of wool when they go overseas, and that they can have a writ to the customers of London on this.
- Nature of endorsement
- Concerning the money borrowed by Edward III let it be ordered that allowance be made to Burcestre and Blondell in their customs of wool as demanded in the petition. And concerning the sum taken by Edward II it is to be postponed by the necessity of the king in right of his Household.
- Places mentioned
- Oxford, [Oxfordshire]
- London
- Southampton, [Hampshire]
- People mentioned
- Edward III, King of England
- Edward II, King of England
- John Blondell, companion of the petitioner
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to 1328 by the writ ordering the collectors of London to make allowance for Burcestre and Blondell in the next customs of wool (CCR 1327-30, p.284).
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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 1280
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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)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1896), p.284 (writ to the collectors of London to make allowance to Burcestre and Blundell)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062008/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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