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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Mereu, merchant of Genoa. de Mereu William King and Council. merchant...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/126/6290
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This record is about the William de Mereu, merchant of Genoa. de Mereu William King and Council. merchant... dating from [1322] 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 8/126/6290
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Mereu, merchant of Genoa.
- Name(s)
- de Mereu, William
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Occupation
- merchant of Genoa
- Nature of request
- William de Mereu, merchant of Genoa and attorney of Bonaventure and Fornet, requests remedy, stating that when he and his companions arrived at Southampton, they made an agreement with Vaus before they unloaded concerning the amounts of customs they would pay. However, Vaus then repudiated the agreement, seized part of their goods, and demanded greater sums than those previously agreed, charging for both the goods they sold and those they did not sell.
- Nature of endorsement
- Assign John de Foxle, John Randolf and John de Tycheburn, or two of them of which Foxle should be one, to inquire into the truth of this, and having heard and determined, to do justice to the merchants. And the petitions should be sent to the justices under the half-seal, so that they will be better advised upon this business.
- Places mentioned
- Genoa, [Italy]
- Southampton, [Hampshire].
- People mentioned
- Francis Bonaventure
- John de Fornet
- John de Vaus, customer of Southampton.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another related petition from this petitioner see SC 8/126/6285
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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 5722
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1321-1324, (Public Record Office, 1904), p.251 (resultant commission of oyer et terminer, issued to different justices)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208465/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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