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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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Walter ?Gubbe, John ..., John Elys (Ellis), John Gubbe, Henry le Blount, Gilbert...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/120/5992
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This record is about the Walter ?Gubbe, John ..., John Elys (Ellis), John Gubbe, Henry le Blount, Gilbert... dating from [c. 1303] 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 8/120/5992
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1303]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Walter ?Gubbe, John ..., John Elys (Ellis), John Gubbe, Henry le Blount, Gilbert de Mordon, John le Lung (Long) and Richard le Stokfismongere (Stockfishmonger), merchants of London.
- Name(s)
- Gubbe; Elys (Ellis); Gubbe; Blount; de Mordon; Lung (Long); Stokfismongere (Stockfishmonger), Walter; John; John; John; Henry; Gilbert; John; Richard
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- merchants of London
- Nature of request
- The petitioners state that in Pentecost week in 1303 a ship travelling with their merchandise from King's Lynn to London was attacked at Kirkley Road by Peter Hus and Elys Clinkehamer and taken to Calais, where they stole its goods. Letters from the Mayor and community of London, under the city's common seal, and from the burgesses of King's Lynn, were sent to the then Captain of Calais to ask for delivery of their goods, but he would give them no delivery or compensation. They request compensation for their losses and damages.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to sue in Chancery to have the letters ordained for his case.
- Places mentioned
- London
- King's Lynn, [Norfolk]
- Kirkley Road, [Suffolk]
- Calais, [France].
- People mentioned
- Peter Hus
- Elys Clinkehamer
- [...] de Maubossoun, Captain of Calais.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The attack took place in Pentecost week of 1303, so the petition seems likely to date from shortly afterwards.
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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 4978
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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/C9150686/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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