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John Southcouper, mariner and burgess of Kingston upon Hull. Southcouper John King....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/75/3702

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This record is about the John Southcouper, mariner and burgess of Kingston upon Hull. Southcouper John King.... dating from [1323-1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/75/3702
Date
[1323-1327]
Description
Petitioners
John Southcouper, mariner and burgess of Kingston upon Hull.
Name(s)
Southcouper, John
Addressees
King.
Occupation
mariner & burgess of Kingston upon Hull
Nature of request
John Southcouper requests payment of a sum of money owed him by the King for carrying wine and flour from Bordeaux to Newcastle upon Tyne, for which he has a bill under the seal of Roger de Watham, formerly Keeper of the Great Wardrobe.
Nature of endorsement
Coram rege.He is to have a writ to the Treasurer and Barons that, when they have examined the bill, they are to do justice to the complainant.
Places mentioned
Kingston upon Hull, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France]
Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland].
People mentioned
Roger de Watham (Waltham), Keeper of the Wardrobe.
Related material

Another petition from the same petitioner concerning payment of the same debt is SC 8/75/3703

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 7296
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107476/

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