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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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Hugh le Donfowe, Merchant of Shrewsbury; Reginald de Grafton, Merchant of Shrewsbury....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/42/2069
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This record is about the Hugh le Donfowe, Merchant of Shrewsbury; Reginald de Grafton, Merchant of Shrewsbury.... dating from [c. 1313] 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 8/42/2069
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1313]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Hugh le Donfowe, Merchant of Shrewsbury; Reginald de Grafton, Merchant of Shrewsbury.
- Name(s)
- Donfowe; de Grafton, Hugh; Reginald
- Addressees
- King and council
- Occupation
- Merchant of Shrewsbury
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request remedy concerning the restitution of the wool detained by the count of Flanders to their great damage. They had charged a boat of the port of London with 27 sarplers of wool on 15 August 1313, which was seized by the men of Flanders a day out of the port of London.
- Nature of endorsement
- He should go into Chancery and have a writ in Chancery used in a similar case.
- Places mentioned
- Salopburs (Shrewsbury), [Shropshire]
- Loundres (London)
- Gravenyng (Gravelines), [Flanders, France]
- Flanders.
- People mentioned
- Count of Flanders.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition must date to c. 1313, as the events detailed in the petition are dated to August 1313.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/145/7246
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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 2590
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062275/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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