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Peter Bard of Sandwich. Bard Peter King and council. Bard requests remedy so that...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/153/7639

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Reference
SC 8/153/7639
Date
[c. 1327]
Description
Petitioners
Peter Bard of Sandwich.
Name(s)
Bard, Peter
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Bard requests remedy so that he can recover his goods and ship which was going to Scotland with . . . to deliver his hostages there, but the ship attacked off Thanet by the people of Dordrecht who killed the crew and took the cargo to Bard's great ruin and he has still been unable to have delivery of the hostages.
Nature of endorsement
He should have letters to the count of Hainault upon this allegation that he do justice and make restitution of his goods.
Places mentioned
Sandwich, [Kent]
Scotland
Dordrecht, [Netherlands]
Isle of Thanet, [Kent].
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1327 as the petition is clearly early in Edward III's reign, making mention of 15 Edw. II.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209828/

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