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Reginald Cukyn, master of the ship 'the Christopher' of Bremen. Cukyn Reginald Council....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/170/8488

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Reference
SC 8/170/8488
Date
[1404]
Description
Petitioners
Reginald Cukyn, master of the ship 'the Christopher' of Bremen.
Name(s)
Cukyn, Reginald
Addressees
Council.
Occupation
master of the ship 'the Christopher' of Bremen
Nature of request
Cukyn requests for himself and for the merchants of Bremen restoration of his ship and goods which was seized by a ship of Newcastle whose master was William Richardson in the North Sea on the way to England, he and 8 men being put in a small boat without bread and water and were in despair of their lives until they landed in Scotland
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Bremen, [Germany]
Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland]
North Sea
Scotland.
People mentioned
Bernard Deole, merchant of Bremen
Henry Vetyowke, merchant of Bremen
Bernard de Berne, merchant of Bremen
William Richardson
William Johanesson.
Note
The petition dates to 1404 as Richardson was ordered to restore the ship and goods or the value of the same on 16 May 1404 (CCR 1402-5, p.337).
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, Hen IV, vol. II, 1402-1405, (Public Record Office, 1929), p.337 (order to Richardson to restore the ship and goods or their value)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294337/

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