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John le Walsch (Walsh), merchant of Shrewsbury; Roger le Walsch (Walsh), merchant...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/78/3857
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This record is about the John le Walsch (Walsh), merchant of Shrewsbury; Roger le Walsch (Walsh), merchant... dating from [1337] 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 8/78/3857
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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
- John le Walsch (Walsh), merchant of Shrewsbury; Roger le Walsch (Walsh), merchant of Shrewsbury and Reginald de Leton, merchant of Shrewsbury.
- Name(s)
- Walsch (Walsh); Walsch (Walsh); de Leton, John; Roger; Reginald
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- merchant of Shrewsbury
- Nature of request
- The merchants request a writ to the current customers in London that an allowance be made to them in the current subsidy granted to the king in wool that they will export for money previously loaned to the king beyond the old custom.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege et magno consilio.2) They should have writs to the treasurer, barons and chamberlains containing the contents of this petition, and if it is found from the patents of the coket that the debts are due then payment or assignment should be made.
- Places mentioned
- Shrewsbury, [Shropshire]
- London.
- People mentioned
- Thomas de Betoigne, late customer of the ancient custom in London
- William le Coroner, late customer of the ancient custom in London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1337 as the petition was answered by an order to the treasurer and barons to pay the merchants if they could find that the sums were due on 30 May 1337 (CCR 1337-9, p.71).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a copy of the patent mentioned in this petition see SC 8/78/3858
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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 8395
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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.71 (orders to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer to make payment to the merchants if they find that the sums are due)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107632/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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