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John de Causton (Cawston) of London. de Causton (Cawston) John King and council....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/163/8142

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Reference
SC 8/163/8142
Date
[1327]
Description
Petitioners
John de Causton (Cawston) of London.
Name(s)
de Causton (Cawston), John
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
John de Causton requests:1) Remedy for recovery of wheat to the value of £40 which Nicholas bought for him in Dublin on 24 June 1322 and which Islepe took without weighing or paying for it when he arrested the ship Nicholas was on called 'The Galley of Chester'.2) Remedy to the value of £40 for the loss of his merchant Nicholas, who Islepe arrested and imprisoned when Nicholas delivered letters sealed with the common seal of the mayor and commonalty of London to the mayor and bailiffs of Dublin asking for their help in the above matter.1)
Nature of endorsement
Regarding the first petition, because the said Walter is ... to the Exchequer of the Treasury of Ireland, a writ should be sent to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer informing them of the things contained in this petition and justice should be done.2) And the same remedy should be done for the second petition.
Places mentioned
London
Ireland
Dublin, [Ireland]
Chester, [Cheshire].
People mentioned
Nicholas de Causton (Cawston)
Walter de Islepe (Islip), treasurer of Ireland
mayor and commonalty of London.
Note
A date of 1327 is likely as this document is addressed to Edward III, related to SC 8/163/8141, and referred to in Cal. Mem. Rolls 1326-7, no. 771(c), a 1327 fieri faciatis to Causton on the first petition, and no. 779, a 1327 fieri faciatis on the second petition.
Related material

For a related petition see SC 8/163/8141

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Memoranda Rolls (Exchequer), Michaelmas 1326-Michaelmas 1327, (Public Record Office, 1968), no.771(c ) (fieri faciatis to Causton re first petition) & no.779 (fieri faciatis to Causton re second petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9293987/

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