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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Henry de Merton, taverner of Westminster. de Merton Henry King and council. taverner...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/154/7684
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This record is about the Henry de Merton, taverner of Westminster. de Merton Henry King and council. taverner... dating from [? c. 1324] 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 8/154/7684
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry de Merton, taverner of Westminster.
- Name(s)
- de Merton, Henry
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- taverner of Westminster
- Nature of request
- Merton requests remedy as he stood security for Swaleclyf to have him delivered from prison where he had been imprisoned for failing to pay a certain sum due on a statute merchant to Stonham, but Merton has been imprisoned for a long time and he and his family ruined as the recognisance he made for Swaleclyf has passed unpaid by Swaleclyf's fraud and evil.
- Nature of endorsement
- Nothing for this petition because there is no injury to the willing man.
- Places mentioned
- Westminster.
- People mentioned
- Robert de Swalweclyf, recorder of London
- Steven de Stonham, merchant.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to? c. 1334 in accordance with the dating given on the guard note.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.32 of PRO 31/7/98
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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/C9209873/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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