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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Mayor, bailiffs and barons of Winchelsea. Edward, King of England and his council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/158/7890
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This record is about the Mayor, bailiffs and barons of Winchelsea. Edward, King of England and his council.... dating from [c. 1337] 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 8/158/7890
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1337]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor, bailiffs and barons of Winchelsea.
- Addressees
- Edward, King of England and his council.
- Nature of request
- [The petition is very faint, and barely legible].The mayor, bailiffs and barons request remedy concerning the king's order for the restoration of the wine and goods seized by men of Winchelsea off of Guernsey, as at times of war they are to take ships of the power of France.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Winchelsea, [Sussex]
- Guernsey, [Channel Islands]
- La Rochelle, [Poitou, France]
- Spain.
- People mentioned
- Ferand de Castris, merchant of Spain
- Laurence de Seint Sebastian, merchant of Spain
- John Seman of Winchelsea
- John Baddyng of Winchelsea
- John Adrian of Winchelsea
- Bridoun Rorger of Winchelsea.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/73/3649
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. III, 1334-1338, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.377 (order for the recovery of the goods)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9210082/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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