Piece
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
Item
John de Langford, merchant. de Langford John King and council. merchant The petitioner...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/56/2793
What’s it about?
This record is about the John de Langford, merchant. de Langford John King and council. merchant The petitioner... dating from [1322-1326] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
Yes, this record is available online and can be downloaded. How to view it.
Can I see it in person?
No, this record is not available to see in person at The National Archives. Other ways to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/56/2793
-
Date (When the record was created)
- [1322-1326]
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
- Petitioners
- John de Langford, merchant.
- Name(s)
- de Langford, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- merchant
- Nature of request
- The petitioner complains that the king has been hindered by false councillors, who have prevented the petitioner from recovering his goods or obtaining compensation from John Gerlof of Sluys in Flanders. The petitioner shows that a consignment of his wool worth £250 was driven into the port of Escluse by a tempest of the sea, where Gerlof took the wool on his own authority and still detains it wrongfully. The petitioner sued to the Count of Flanders, who has written letters to the king, to the Despensers, Exeter, Baldock, and others then of the king's council and the petitioner's complaint has been returned into chancery, but he has not received payment or recovered his goods.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let this petition order the chancellor to inspect the record and process mentioned in the petition etc., and make right to the petitioner etc.
- Places mentioned
- Flanders
- Escluse (Sluys), [Netherlands].
- People mentioned
- John Gerlof of Sluys
- Count of Flanders
- Hugh le Despenser, the elder
- Hugh le Despenser, the son
- [Walter Stapleton], Bishop of Exeter
- Robert Baldock.
-
Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the basis of internal evidence to the period of Despenser ascendancy.
-
Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
-
For a related petition see SC 8/56/2794
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 4839
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- French
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9063011/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
74,884 records
Within the department: SC
Records of various departments, arranged artificially according to type, and formerly...
18,283 records
Within the series: SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
51 records
Within the piece: SC 8/56
2751-2800. Individual petitions are described , dated, and are available at item...
You are currently looking at the item: SC 8/56/2793
John de Langford, merchant. de Langford John King and council. merchant The petitioner...
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.