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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Spencer, mercer of London. Spencer John King and council. mercer of London [This...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/163/8133
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This record is about the John Spencer, mercer of London. Spencer John King and council. mercer of London [This... dating from [c. 1373] 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 8/163/8133
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1373]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Spencer, mercer of London.
- Name(s)
- Spencer, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- mercer of London
- Nature of request
- [This petition is damaged] John Spencer states that in 1371, when the Duke of Brittany was at Vannes with his barons, he ordered a proclamation to be made that all manner of people could come and go to trade in his duchy in safety in the following year; but when Spencer travelled to Brittany to trade, he was captured near la Roche-Maurice, four leagues from Brest, by people from Morlaix and from Saint-Pol-de-Leon, and was imprisoned for fifty weeks and more and had to pay a ransom of 600 franks, and was robbed of his merchandise to the value of over £100. Spencer requests that the king ordain restitution of his losses and damages, or letters of marque sealed with his great seal against the people of Morlaix and Saint-Pol-de-Leon, so that he may recover his damages.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None.]
- Places mentioned
- London
- Brittany, [France]
- Vannes, Brittany, [France]
- la Roche-Maurice, [Britanny, France]
- Brest, [Brittany, France]
- Morleyes (Morlaix), [Brittany, France]
- Saint-Pol-de-Leon, [Brittany, France].
- People mentioned
- [John], Duke of Brittany.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1373 on the basis of internal evidence.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a duplicate of this petition see SC 8/287/14309
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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/C9293978/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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