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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Merchants of the Hanse. Council. The merchants request restitution of the sums levied...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/158/7883
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This record is about the Merchants of the Hanse. Council. The merchants request restitution of the sums levied... dating from [1370-1390] 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 8/158/7883
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1370-1390]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Merchants of the Hanse.
- Addressees
- Council.
- Nature of request
- The merchants request restitution of the sums levied from them by Degan and his successors against their charters, and that they be henceforward discharged from paying the same.
- Nature of endorsement
- . . . is to be made to come.
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- John Degan, late collector of the petty customs in the port of London
- Richard Lyons.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition has been dated somewhat speculatively to 1370-1390 on the basis of the reference to Richard Lyons in the petition.
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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/C9210075/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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