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John de Seint Omer (St Omer), burgess of Lynn, and his companions. de Seint Omer...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/142/7071

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Reference
SC 8/142/7071
Date
[? 1290]
Description
Petitioners
John de Seint Omer (St Omer), burgess of Lynn, and his companions.
Name(s)
de Seint Omer (St Omer), John
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
burgess of Lynn
Nature of request
John de Seint Omer, burgess of Lynn, and his companions, complain that they were robbed fourteen years ago by men of the Count of Zealand, and that they have sued ever since then until they will now be reduced to beggary by their suit if they do not have the King's grace.
Nature of endorsement
[On face] Alard le Grave; Gode Huelin; Gerard le fitz Huwe (Fitz Hugh); Luke Tankard and others from Bovile; John Ben from Dordrecht; Jacob le frere Huwe (the brother of Hugh) and his brother from Dordrecht.[On dorse] Coram consilio.
Places mentioned
King's Lynn, [Norfolk]
Zealand, [Netherlands]
Bovile [unidentified], [Netherlands]
Dordrecht, [Netherlands].
People mentioned
Count of Zealand
John de Lovetot
Henry de Neuwerk (Newark)
Alard le Grave
Gode Huelin
Gerard le fitz Huwe (Fitz Hugh)
Luke Tankard (Dancaert) of Bovile
John Ben of Dordrecht
Jacob le frere Huwe (the brother of Hugh) of Dordrecht.
Note
A Latin summary of a petition which would appear to be this one is found on a roll of petitions from 1290 (Rot. Parl. vol. I, p. 47a (no.18)), although there are certain differences. From the use of beavertail 's', this petition cannot date from much later than 1290, even if it is not the one summarized in Rot. Parl. vol. I, p. 47a (no.18).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.47a (no.18) (Latin summary of petition on parliament roll)
  • The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), roll 02, appendix, no. 19 (full edition and translation of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209250/

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