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William Ippegrave, merchant of London. Ippegrave William King and Lords. merchant...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/118/5866

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Reference
SC 8/118/5866
Date
[? 1426]
Description
Petitioners
William Ippegrave, merchant of London.
Name(s)
Ippegrave, William
Addressees
King and Lords.
Occupation
merchant
Nature of request
Ippegrave requests the imposition of a tax on all Scottish merchants coming to England, in order to compensate him for his ship and its cargo, taken from him by Forbes during a journey to Aberdeen.
Nature of endorsement
[on face] For the Bishop of Ely, 14 May
Places mentioned
London
Kingston-upon-Hull, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Aberdeen, [Aberdeenshire], Scotland.
People mentioned
Andrew Giffard, Provost of Aberdeen
Alexander de Forbes, knight.
Note
Dated on the guard to?1426, but citing no evidence. However, the endorsement referring to the Bishop of Ely is similar to other petitions tentatively assigned to this Parliament (e.g. SC 8/115/5732-3, the latter bearing the same date).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 4456
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150545/

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