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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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Gilbert Maunfeld (Manfeld), merchant, Robert Parys (Paris), merchant, John Haukyn,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/125/6221
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This record is about the Gilbert Maunfeld (Manfeld), merchant, Robert Parys (Paris), merchant, John Haukyn,... dating from [c. 1381] 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 8/125/6221
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1381]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Gilbert Maunfeld (Manfeld), merchant, Robert Parys (Paris), merchant, John Haukyn, mariner, and Thomas Horsman, mariner.
- Name(s)
- Maunfeld (Manfeld); Parys (Paris); Haukyn; Horsman, Gilbert; Robert; John; Thomas
- Addressees
- King and Council in Parliament.
- Occupation
- merchant; mariner
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request that cases brought against them in Chancery by Cavendish and others be discharged. They state that they acted together for the King as guardians of the coast between Winchelsea and Berwick, but that Cavendish and others have sued them in Chancery for losses they have sustained at the hands of the enemy on the seas. They state that others undertaking such offices have never been held responsible for such losses in the past.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Winchelsea, [Sussex]
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland]
- London.
- People mentioned
- John Cavendish, citizen of London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1381.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another related petition from Cavendish, see SC 8/102/5066
For a related petition from Cavendish, see SC 8/101/5047
For a related petition see SC 8/214/10692
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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 5471
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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/C9208395/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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