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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Oure (Ore), Merchant of Dorchester. Oure (Ore) William King and council Merchant...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/63/3144
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This record is about the William Oure (Ore), Merchant of Dorchester. Oure (Ore) William King and council Merchant... dating from [1324] 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 8/63/3144
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Oure (Ore), Merchant of Dorchester.
- Name(s)
- Oure (Ore), William
- Addressees
- King and council
- Occupation
- Merchant of Dorchester
- Nature of request
- Oure requests that a remedy be ordained for him so that he is able to have recovery of his goods which were freighted in a boat from Melcombe to Calais but Fitz Arnold and others of the power of the count of Flanders took the boat containing his cargo of wool and other goods and sold them, and held him in prison for a long time, and he is unable to have restitution or amends.
- Nature of endorsement
- He should have a writ to the count of Flanders to do justice concerning the contents of the petition.
- Places mentioned
- Dorchester, [Dorset]
- Melcombe Regis, [Dorset]
- Calais, [France]
- Lescluse (Sluis), [Netherlands].
- People mentioned
- Peter Fitz Arnold
- Wayte [Fitz Arnold], brother of Peter Fitz Arnold
- Wayte Sot
- Count of Flanders
- John Vanele, bailiff of Sluis
- John Gerlof, bailiff of Sluis
- Peter Fitz Daniel, Burgess of Sluis.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition can be securely dated to 1324 as a letter was addressed to the count of Flanders requesting that justice be done to the petitioner on 1 April 1324 (CCR 1323-7, p.175).
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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 6284
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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 II, vol. IV, 1323-1327, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.175 (letter to the count of Flanders requesting justice be done to the petitioner)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9106907/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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