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John Mauduyt, sheriff of Wiltshire and receiver of the king's wool in Wiltshire;...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/170/8454

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SC 8/170/8454
Date
[1340]
Description
Petitioners
John Mauduyt, sheriff of Wiltshire and receiver of the king's wool in Wiltshire; Robert de Wodeston, receiver of the king's wool in Wiltshire; Henry Burry, receiver of the king's wool in Wiltshire.
Name(s)
Mauduyt; de Wodeston; Burry, John; Robert; Henry
Addressees
Chancellor and council.
Occupation
sheriff of Wiltshire and receiver of the king's wool in Wiltshire; receiver of the king's wool in Wiltshire
Nature of request
The petitioners request that they be discharged of the wool that they had received in Wiltshire and delivered to the collector of customs in Southampton as the same were stolen by foreign enemies who came in many galleys and ships to Southampton, and they request a writ to the treasurer and barons to discharge them.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Wiltshire
Southampton, [Hampshire].
People mentioned
Edmund de la Beche
Robert Daudele (Audley)
James de Wodestok (Woodstock).
Note
The petition dates to 1340 as the petitioners and others were discharged on 26 October 1340 (CCR 1339-41, p.550).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. V, 1339-1341, (Public Record Office, 1901), p.550 (order to discharge the petitioners and others)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294302/

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