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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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Henry Braken, merchant of Germany. Braken Henry [King and] council. Alemaigne (Germany)....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/115/5715
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This record is about the Henry Braken, merchant of Germany. Braken Henry [King and] council. Alemaigne (Germany).... dating from [1331] 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 8/115/5715
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1331]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry Braken, merchant of Germany.
- Name(s)
- Braken, Henry
- Addressees
- [King and] council.
- Places mentioned
- Alemaigne (Germany).
- Nature of request
- Braken seeks remedy concerning a debt owed to him by the king from the first year of his reign, for which he has letters patent of obligation sealed under the cocket. He made earlier petitions, to which it was replied that he be allowed the sums due from the customs. The treasurer, barons and chamberlains of the Exchequer found that the debt was due, but did not want to make allowance or payment.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let a writ containing the details of the petition be issued to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer and if the debt is good then they should make payment or assignments.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Clearly relates to the same matter as SC 8/35/1746. A writ of 1331 ordering that the debt be paid or allowance made was issued in response to one of these petitions (CCR 1330-3, p.366). However, this petition and the writ both refer to Braken as a German merchant, whereas the petition at SC 8/35/1746 does not, and hence it seems more likely that the writ was issued in response to the present petition.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/35/1746
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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 3974
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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. II, 1330-1333, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.366 (order to pay Braken and others)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150389/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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