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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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William Esturmy (Sturmy); John Kingston, clerk. Esturmy (Sturmy); Kingston William;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/109/5406B
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This record is about the William Esturmy (Sturmy); John Kingston, clerk. Esturmy (Sturmy); Kingston William;... dating from [1406] 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 8/109/5406B
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1406]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Esturmy (Sturmy); John Kingston, clerk.
- Name(s)
- Esturmy (Sturmy); Kingston, William; John
- Addressees
- Commons in parliament.
- Occupation
- clerk
- Nature of request
- Esturmy and Kingston, for the king as well as themselves, complain that Colston and Raynewell have prevented them from conducting the king's business on the continent by harassing their servant, van Covour (an alien who does not know the law of England), and request that Colston and Raynewell come before parliament to answer upon the matter.
- Nature of endorsement
- Because van Covour is an alien and came to England under the king's protection he should be freed and exempt from prosecution.
- Places mentioned
- Dordrecht, [Netherlands]
- Orwell, [Suffolk]
- London.
- People mentioned
- John van Covour of Dordrecht
- Thomas Colston
- John Raynwell
- mayor and sheriffs of London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable by reference to SC 8/109/5406A; the reign of Henry IV is confirmed by the account of Esturmy's expedition in 2 Henry IV (E 101/318/16).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For Esturmy's account for the related expedition to Guelders and Almain, see E 101/318/16
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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 3072
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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/C9149979/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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