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Merchants and Mercers of London and the Merchants of Germany. King and Council. The...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/168/8381
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This record is about the Merchants and Mercers of London and the Merchants of Germany. King and Council. The... dating from [? c. 1311] 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 8/168/8381
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1311]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Merchants and Mercers of London and the Merchants of Germany.
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners make two requests.1) They request remedy, stating that the German merchants were accustomed to come to London to sell their felt hats, but that English merchants now wish to prevent them so that they may sell their own hats at a higher price, which would be detrimental to the king's customs.2) The merchants of London also make a second request regarding their liberties, but the text is faded and most is now illegible.
- Nature of endorsement
- If the hats which they bring are good and sufficient they should be sold and bought as they are accustomed.Concerning the second petition they should appear in Chancery and show their charters, and right will be done accordingly.
- Places mentioned
- London
- Alemaigne (Germany).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to? c.1311, with reference to an entry in the London customs book from that date relating to the sale of caps in the city (H.T. Riley (ed.), 'Munimenta Gildhallae Londoniensis', Rolls Series 12, vol. II, Part I, pp.102-4).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294227/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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