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Richard de la Pole and William de la Pole, his brother, merchants. Pole; Pole Richard;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/66/3280
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/66/3280
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard de la Pole and William de la Pole, his brother, merchants.
- Name(s)
- Pole; Pole, Richard; William
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Occupation
- merchants
- Nature of request
- Richard and William de la Pole state that Arnold Micol of Bazas has maliciously slandered them and others of their associates, saying that they had hidden 15 barrels of gold and silver that Hugh le Despenser had shipped from the Tower of London to Hull. They ask that Arnold might be summoned before the king and council in the present parliament to say what he can on the king's behalf on this matter, and that they might also be summoned to acquit themselves, if they can. They also ask that Arnold might be given an appropriate punishment, if his accusations turn out to be false, and claim that he is of the power of the king of France.
- Nature of endorsement
- If they have action against Arnold Nichol (sic), they are to sue at law, and the king, with regard to the things that touch him, will take [action] when it pleases him.
- Places mentioned
- Bazas, [Gascony, France]
- London
- Kingston upon Hull, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
- Gascony, [France].
- People mentioned
- Arnold Micol (Nichol) of Bazas
- Hugh le Despenser.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This petition would seem to date from shortly after the fall of the Despensers.
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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 6668
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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/C9107051/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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