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William Stork of Bordeaux. Stork William King and council. [This petition is damaged]...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/142/7051B
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This record is about the William Stork of Bordeaux. Stork William King and council. [This petition is damaged]... dating from [1399] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/142/7051B
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1399]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Stork of Bordeaux.
- Name(s)
- Stork, William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- [This petition is damaged] William Stork of Bordeaux states that on the day of St Simon and St Jude last, a ship of his, coming with wines from Brittany, was wrecked off the Isle of Wight, and much of the wine was washed up there [and seized by the local people]. He requests a commission to the Keepers and Bailiffs of the Isle, and to the Mayor and Bailiffs of Southampton, [to recover the wines and other goods], paying for the effort of those who saved them, according to the custom of the country.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] John Lisle of Wootton, knight; Thomas Brerdyng; The Sheriff of Hampshire.[None on dorse.]
- Places mentioned
- Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France]
- Brittany, [France]
- Isle of Wight, [Hampshire]
- Southampton, [Hampshire]
- Hampshire
- Wootton, [Hampshire].
- People mentioned
- John Lisle of Wootton
- Thomas Brerdyng
- Sheriff of Hampshire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1399-1401 p.164 is dated 17 November 1399, and is clearly the result of this petition.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another list of commissioners in this case, see SC 8/142/7051A
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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, Hen IV, vol. I, 1399-1401, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.164 (commission to inquire into the matter, and to cause restitution to be made to the petitioner)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209230/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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