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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
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John de Usehele, Merchant. de Usehele John King and council. King's Lynn, [Norfolk]...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/81/4028
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This record is about the John de Usehele, Merchant. de Usehele John King and council. King's Lynn, [Norfolk]... dating from [c. 1327] 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 8/81/4028
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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
- John de Usehele, Merchant.
- Name(s)
- de Usehele, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Places mentioned
- King's Lynn, [Norfolk]
- Scotland.
- Nature of request
- Usehele requests a writ to the customers to make allowance to him in his wool that he will export from Lynn for a sum owed to him by the king for a loan for use against his Scottish enemies for which he has not been paid.
- Nature of endorsement
- The treasurer, barons and chamberlains of the Exchequer are ordered that when they have viewed the letters mentioned by the petition, if they find that the debt is still due then they should make payment, allowance or assignment as quickly as they are able, receiving and charging etc.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1327 as the letters of patent which recorded the debt owed to the petitioner date to 10 September 1327 (1 Edw. III), and it is unlikely that the petition would be more than a couple of years later.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition for a slightly different sum by the same petitioner see SC 8/81/4029
For the copy of letters patent formerly attached to this petition see SC 8/81/4031
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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 8250
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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/C9148568/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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