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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Walton and Robert Burre, merchants. de Walton; Burre William; Robert King...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/149/7418
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This record is about the William de Walton and Robert Burre, merchants. de Walton; Burre William; Robert King... dating from [c. 1321] 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 8/149/7418
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1321]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Walton and Robert Burre, merchants.
- Name(s)
- de Walton; Burre, William; Robert
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- merchants
- Nature of request
- William de Walton and Robert Burre, merchants, state that John, Duke of Brabant, bound himself, his heirs and all the merchants of his country to them by his deed for a certain sum for merchandise bought from them, to be paid at a term which expired twenty years ago. They have often sued to him and to the present Duke, and the present Duke promised to pay them at Easter two years ago, but he did not do so, and has now told them that he cannot pay them yet. They request compensation and damages in some suitable manner.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to sue a sicut pluries in Chancery, to be pleaded more strictly, because of the long withholding of the aforesaid money.
- Places mentioned
- Brabant.
- People mentioned
- John [II], Duke of Brabant
- [John III], Duke of Brabant.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The letters of obligation of John II, Duke of Brabant (SC 8/147/7335, SC 8/150/7480), are dated on the feast of St Mary Magdalene (22 July) 1300, and payment is promised half at the following Christmas, half at the feat of John the Baptist following that. If these terms expired twenty years ago, this petition must date from c. 1321.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a duplicate of the letters of obligation, formerly attached to SC 8/150/7479, see SC 8/150/7480
For the letters of obligation formerly attached to SC 8/147/7334, see SC 8/147/7335
For a related petition, see SC 8/147/7334
For transcript, see no.103 of PRO 31/7/100
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209603/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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