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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 Blakeneye (Blakeney), citizen and fishmonger of London. Blakeneye (Blakeney)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/95/4706
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This record is about the John Blakeneye (Blakeney), citizen and fishmonger of London. Blakeneye (Blakeney)... dating from [? c. 1377] 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 8/95/4706
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Blakeneye (Blakeney), citizen and fishmonger of London.
- Name(s)
- Blakeneye (Blakeney), John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- citizen and fishmonger of London
- Nature of request
- John Blakeneye states that on 20 November last he chartered a ship belonging to William de Wyndesore, knight, to carry a cargo of herring from Great Yarmouth to Bordeaux, and to return to London with a cargo of wine; but that the ship became unseaworthy at Sandwich, on the outward journey, and William, refusing to repair it, unloaded John's merchandise and would not take it further. John has often petitioned him for his damages, but with no success. John asks that William be summoned before the King and council, to give him a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- The parties present in parliament were at issue on this matter, and were commanded to come to an agreement.
- Places mentioned
- London
- Southwark, [Surrey]
- Great Yarmouth, [Norfolk]
- Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France]
- Sandwich, [Kent].
- People mentioned
- William de Wyndesore (Windsor), knight
- Robert de Eure
- John de Ouston.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to '? c. 1377-8', with no explanation.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.3 of PRO 31/7/110
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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 852
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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/C9149257/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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