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John de Snaith of Barton-upon-Humber. de Snaith John King and council. Snaith requests...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/172/8551

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Reference
SC 8/172/8551
Date
[? 1318]
Description
Petitioners
John de Snaith of Barton-upon-Humber.
Name(s)
de Snaith, John
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Snaith requests remedy as Rotenheryng and others seized his boat loaded with his corn and other merchandises by force, wounding his men and taking the merchandise to Kingston and selling the it to Snaith's great damage and he can have no recovery.
Nature of endorsement
He should have a writ of coram rege formed in his case.
Places mentioned
Barton-upon-Humber, [Lincolnshire]
Kingston upon Hull, [East Riding of Yorkshire].
People mentioned
Robert de Rotenheryng (Rottenherring) of Kingston upon Hull
John de Laxton
John de Thorn
John le Taverner
Thomas Gerewold
William de Everwyk (York) of Kingston upon Hull.
Note
The petition probably dates to 1318 as a petition from this petition was recorded amongst those presented to the parliament of October 1318 (E 179/1/22 m.3).
Related material

For a reference to a petition of this petitioner presented to the parliament of October 1318, see no.22, m.3 in E 175/1

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294416/

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