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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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George de Luca, Benedict de Boromey and others, merchants of Florence and Venice....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/168/8397
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This record is about the George de Luca, Benedict de Boromey and others, merchants of Florence and Venice.... dating from [c. 1400-c. 1450] 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 8/168/8397
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1400-c. 1450]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- George de Luca, Benedict de Boromey and others, merchants of Florence and Venice.
- Name(s)
- de Luca; de Boromey, George; Benedict
- Addressees
- Council.
- Occupation
- merchants of Florence and Venice
- Nature of request
- The petitioners state that, by a statute made in 27 Edward III, stolen goods which appear in the lands of the king should be restored to the merchant from whom they were stolen if he can prove ownership. Last July a galley from Barcelona carrying their goods was attacked and stolen by various people, and although they have sought restitution, they have not succeeded. They therefore request that they be allowed to prove ownership of the goods, and that the goods and the ship be restored to them.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Florence, [Italy]
- Venice, [Italy]
- Barcelona, [Spain]
- Gwales (Wales)
- Sandwich, [Kent].
- People mentioned
- Edward III, King of England
- John de Lull of Wales
- Richard Quatermains
- John Melbourne
- Richard Veer
- Ralph Coke
- Richard Grigge
- John Braban
- William de Lunes
- John de Vache
- John Wede
- John Pygot
- John Sturgeon
- John Cok
- William Childe
- John Sole
- Godard Pulham
- John Scotte of Sandwich.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated tentatively from the handwriting to the first half of the fifteenth century.
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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/C9294244/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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