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Robert le Chandeler (Chandler), Merchant of London. Chandeler (Chandler) Robert King....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/39/1909

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This record is about the Robert le Chandeler (Chandler), Merchant of London. Chandeler (Chandler) Robert King.... dating from [c. 1313] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/39/1909
Date
[c. 1313]
Description
Petitioners
Robert le Chandeler (Chandler), Merchant of London.
Name(s)
Chandeler (Chandler), Robert
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Merchant of London
Nature of request
He requests the king's letters to the Chancellor so that he can have letters to bring corn that he has bought from Picardy into England.
Nature of endorsement
He should come into Chancery and find surety that he will not take the corn to the king's Scottish enemies, and let letters be made to him.
Places mentioned
Picardy [France].
Note
Dated tentatively on the guard to c. 1313 on the basis of the general context in reference to the war in Scotland and chance references to the petitioner in London materials around that time.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1429
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062112/

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