Walter Feteplace and Peter James, merchants, and Ralph Huskard, John John and Richard...

Petitioners

Walter Feteplace and Peter James, merchants, and Ralph Huskard, John John and Richard Preste, mariners of Southampton.

Name(s)

Feteplace; James; Huskard; John; Preste, Walter; Peter; Ralph; John; Richard

Addressees

Commons.

Occupation

merchants; mariners

Nature of request

The petitioners ask to be discharged from certain customs duties. They state that, on a voyage to Portugal, they seized 60 half-sacks of Spanish wool from a ship on the high seas, and brought it back to Southampton. They were then charged over £57 in customs for this wool, even though it was only worth £30. This wool was then sent to Calais, but was taken by the king's enemies and taken to Crotoy.

Nature of endorsement

[on face] Let it be sent to the Lords.[on dorse] The King will be advised.

Places mentioned

Southampton, [Hampshire]

Portugal

Spain

Calais, [France]

Crotoy, [Ponthieu, France].

People mentioned

Henry [V], King of England

William Soper, clerk of ships to Henry V.

For a duplicate of this petition see SC 8/111/5504