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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 of Vitoria, merchant of Spain; Martin Gonzalez, merchant of Spain. Vitoria;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/80/3997
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This record is about the John of Vitoria, merchant of Spain; Martin Gonzalez, merchant of Spain. Vitoria;... dating from [c. 1298] 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 8/80/3997
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1298]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John of Vitoria, merchant of Spain; Martin Gonzalez, merchant of Spain.
- Name(s)
- Vitoria; Gonzalez, John; Martin
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- merchant of Spain
- Nature of request
- Vitoria and Gonzalez request payment of sums of money lent to the king for his war in Gascony, and that they be granted letters of protection to come and go in the king's land to buy and sell merchandise.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let letters of safe-conduct be made to the quinzene of Easter next for them, but they are not to buy and sell in England.
- Places mentioned
- Gascony, [France].
- People mentioned
- [Henry de Lacy], Earl of Lincoln
- John L'Estraunge (L'Estrange).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated tentatively to c. 1298 on the basis that the earl of Lincoln returned to England then after acting as the king's lieutenant in Gascony from 1296 onwards.
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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 653
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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/C9107774/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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