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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Merchants of Genoa and Italy. King and council. The merchants request that their...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/169/8417
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This record is about the Merchants of Genoa and Italy. King and council. The merchants request that their... dating from [1378] 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 8/169/8417
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1378]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Merchants of Genoa and Italy.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The merchants request that their goods which were taken by people of the Little Fleet as they returned home in a ship of Flanders be kept in safe arrest until the truth of the matter be enquired of, and that after this they can have delivery of the goods and go under the king's safe-conduct.
- Nature of endorsement
- They should have a writ under the great seal to the warden of the Cinque Ports to keep the ship and its goods safely and unspoiled until the matter has been discussed of to whom the merchandises pertain.
- Places mentioned
- Genoa, [Italy]
- Italy
- Flanders
- Sandwich, [Kent]
- Cinque Ports.
- People mentioned
- Lowys Catane of Genoa
- People of the Little Fleet (Petit Flete).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1378 as a commission was issued to the constable of Dover Castle and the warden of the Cinque Ports to examine the matter and certify the king on 24 September 1378 (CPR 1377-81, p.307).
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. IV, 1-12 Ric II, (Public Record Office, 1957), no.88 (inquisition into the seizure of the ship)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.307 (commission to enquire of the matter and certify the king)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294264/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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