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William Vaghan (Vaughan), executor of Thomas Vaghan (Vaughan) of Shrewsbury. Vaghan...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/145/7246

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Reference
SC 8/145/7246
Date
[1313-1327]
Description
Petitioners
William Vaghan (Vaughan), executor of Thomas Vaghan (Vaughan) of Shrewsbury.
Name(s)
Vaghan (Vaughan), William
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
William Vaghan, executor of Thomas Vaghan of Shrewsbury, states that on the Wednesday after the feast of St Lawrence in the King's seventh year, Thomas Vaghan and other merchants charged a ship to go overseas with their merchandise, and that on the following Tuesday it was robbed off Gravelines, by men of the Count of Flanders. Thomas found and claimed his wool, and sued to the Count for its return, but the Count has done nothing. William requests a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
He is to sue the process in use in Chancery in this case.
Places mentioned
Shrewsbury, [Shropshire]
London
Gravenyng (Gravelines), [Flanders, France]
Flanders.
People mentioned
Thomas Vaghan (Vaughan) of Shrewsbury.
Note
The original attack took place in August, 7 Edward II (1313), but the merchant robbed has since died. This petition must date from between that time and 1327. A note on the guard dates it to '? c. 1322', without further explanation.Petitions Relating to Wales p.244 dates the petition to '? 1314' but mistakenly says that it is from Thomas Vaghan.
Related material

For a related petition from Thomas Vaghan, see SC 8/279/13930

For a related petition from other merchants of Shrewsbury see SC 8/42/2069

For a related petition from Thomas Vaghan see SC 8/168/8393A

For transcript, see no.99 of PRO 31/7/103

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.244 (calendar of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209429/

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