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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Henry Goldbeter, Merchant of the city of York. Goldbeter Henry King and council Merchant...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/50/2458
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/50/2458
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1337]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry Goldbeter, Merchant of the city of York.
- Name(s)
- Goldbeter, Henry
- Addressees
- King and council
- Occupation
- Merchant of the city of York
- Nature of request
- Goldbeter requests that he be granted the body of Melcheforth who has been arrested at the suit of Goldbeter and detained in the prison of the city of York to be delivered to the burgomasters and eschevins after his kinsman and servant has been delivered to Goldebeter. The burgomasters and eschevins of Bruges had taken Goldbeter's kinsman and servant with his goods and merchandises because of the dispute between the king and them, and imprisoned him until he makes fine with them.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege et magno consilio.Let it be ordered to the mayor and bailiffs that they safely keep the Fleming and his goods and chattels, and that they certify in Chancery of what goods he had and their value. They are also to inform themselves of what goods Goldbeter had in Flanders and have been arrested, and their value, and certify the king in Chancery, and the king will cause to be done what is to be done by reason.
- Places mentioned
- Everwyk (York)
- Bruges, [Belgium]
- People mentioned
- Burgomasters and eschevins of the town of Bruges
- John Goldebeter, kinsman and servant of Henry Goldbeter
- Everard [de Melcheforth], Fleming of Bruges, son of Everard de Melcheforth.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1337 as it resulted in a writ to the mayor and bailiffs to deliver the goods and chattels of the Fleming to Goldbeter by a writ issued on 4 June 1337 (CCR 1337-39, p.74).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition by the same petitioner see SC 8/46/2266
For a petition concerning the seizure of the goods of York merchants, and referring to Goldbeter see SC 8/36/1771
For a similar petition by another York merchant see SC 8/41/2043
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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 3574
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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. IV, 1337-1339, (Public Record Office, 1900), p.74 (writ ordering the mayor and bailiffs to deliver Everkyn and his goods to Henry le Goldbeter, citizen and merchant of York)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062671/
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