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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Holbech, mercer of London. Holbech John King and Lords of Parliament. mercer...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/116/5759
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This record is about the John Holbech, mercer of London. Holbech John King and Lords of Parliament. mercer... dating from [? c. 1391] 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 8/116/5759
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1391]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Holbech, mercer of London.
- Name(s)
- Holbech, John
- Addressees
- King and Lords of Parliament.
- Occupation
- mercer
- Nature of request
- Holbech seeks judgement in his case. He states that he made an agreement with Bristowe and others to act as their attorney in recovering a debt from the Master of the Order of Santiago and the Chancellor of Portugal, for which they agreed to pay his costs. They now refuse to pay those costs, as a result of which he is now in poverty and is also unable to repay a debt owing to the king, but can get no remedy at common law.
- Nature of endorsement
- This petition, because it seems honest and reasonable, is assented and granted in the manner requested.
- Places mentioned
- London
- Southampton, [Hampshire]
- Portugal.
- People mentioned
- Raulyn Bristowe, capper
- Peter Pountfreit (Pontefract), pelter
- John Huet, pelter
- Richard Grey, pelter
- William Lyncoln (Lincoln), mercer
- Richard Filby, mercer
- William FitzHugh, dyer
- Peter Stenby, dyer
- John Pulmond, former mayor of Southampton
- Robert Bekerton, serjeant-at-arms
- Master of Seint Jakes (Saint James, Santiago)
- Chancellor of Portugal.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the dorse to? c. 1391, presumably because other petitions from this parliament survive in this file, but no evidence is cited to support this.
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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 4175
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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/C9150433/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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