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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Merchants of England trading with Holland, Zeeland, Flanders and Brabant. [None specified]...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/126/6265
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This record is about the Merchants of England trading with Holland, Zeeland, Flanders and Brabant. [None specified]... dating from [1426] 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 8/126/6265
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1426]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Merchants of England trading with Holland, Zeeland, Flanders and Brabant.
- Addressees
- [None specified]
- Nature of request
- The English merchants request that letters be sent to the officials of Middelburg, seeking the restoration of goods taken from certain merchants. They recount how, although relations between the merchants and the authorities had always been good, on a recent visit certain merchants were badly treated, and as a result letters of safe conduct were sought from the authorities of Middelburg. These were granted, but despite these certain merchants have been arrested in Middelburg and imprisoned for nine days, forced to hand over their keys, and had their goods taken.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] For the Duke of Bedford, 18 March.
- Places mentioned
- Holland, [Netherlands]
- Zeeland, [Netherlands]
- Flanders
- Brabant
- Middleburg, [Netherlands].
- People mentioned
- [Michael de Nieubberne], Bailiff of Middelburg
- Burgomasters of Middelburg
- Echevins of Middelburg
- [John of Lancaster], Duke of Bedford.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the translated copy of the letters of safe conduct formerly attached to this petition, see C 47/30/9/13
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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 5544
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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)
- English
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Bronnen Tot de Geschiedenis van den Handel met Engelond, Schotland en Ierland, vol. I, ed. H.J. Smit, (Chetham Society, Vol. X, 1928), pp.620-1 (edition of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208439/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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