William de Wydeslade, merchant of London. de Wydeslade William King and council....

Petitioners

William de Wydeslade, merchant of London.

Name(s)

de Wydeslade, William

Addressees

King and council.

Occupation

merchant of London

Nature of request

[This petition is damaged] William de Wydeslade, merchant of London, states that because his merchandise was stolen at sea by men of Almaine, he was granted a writ to the Sheriffs of London to arrest goods of merchants of Almaine to the value; and thus he sued for two years and more. But the people whose goods were taken complained, falsely, that they are not of the country against which the arrest was awarded, because of which, and their bribes, they had writs to the Sheriffs to take the goods delivered to William back into the King's hand, and a day was appointed to hear this case before the council: when the merchants gave no reasons, but through bribery recovered their goods on mainprise. After a long suit William again obtained execution against the merchants and damages of £200. Writs of execution have often been sent to the Sheriffs of London and Lincolnshire for this, and letters of the privy seal in the time of the King's father, but nothing has been done, again because of bribery. And recently, at the King's first parliament, execution was again commanded, but still nothing has been done. He requests a remedy.

Nature of endorsement

[Coram] magno consilio.[It seems to] the council that there was an error in the damages lately awarded, and therefore there is to be no [execution] of this.

Places mentioned

London

Almaine (Germany)

Lincolnshire

Westminster.

People mentioned

[Edward II], King of England.

For a related taxation see SC 8/151/7509

For a related letter of attorney see SC 8/151/7511

For a writ of Edward II relating to this petition, see SC 8/147/7328

For a related petition see SC 8/151/7512

For a related petition, see SC 8/151/7503

For a related writ see SC 8/151/7504