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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 Ypres. Council. The merchants of Ypres request the return of two boats,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/167/8339
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This record is about the Merchants of Ypres. Council. The merchants of Ypres request the return of two boats,... dating from [c. 1380-c. 1420] 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 8/167/8339
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1380-c. 1420]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Merchants of Ypres.
- Addressees
- Council.
- Nature of request
- The merchants of Ypres request the return of two boats, seized from them at Sandwich and Cirencester, without taking any customs for the king, as they do not wish to sell the wine and other merchandise on board.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Ypres, [Belgium]
- Sandwich, [Kent]
- Cirencester, [Gloucestershire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to the period c.1380-c.1420 solely on the basis of the handwriting. The petition clearly mentions Cirencester, but given the nature of the request this may be a scribal error, possibly for Chichester.
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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/C9294184/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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