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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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John le Blount, mayor of London. Blount John King. mayor of London Letter from John...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/179/8913
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/179/8913
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1302
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John le Blount, mayor of London.
- Name(s)
- Blount, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- mayor of London
- Nature of request
- Letter from John le Blount, mayor of London, to Edward I, dated 20 August 1302, stating that the sheriff of Lincolnshire has arrested the goods of Roland and Skof at the fair in Boston, citing orders that the goods of all merchants of Brabant should be seized. Blount claims that Roland and Skof are burgesses of London, and asks that their goods be restored.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- London
- Boston, [Lincolnshire]
- Brabant.
- People mentioned
- Mabel Roland, burgess of London
- Henry Skof, burgess of London
- sheriff of Lincolnshire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated in the dating clause to the Monday after the Assumption 30 Edward I (20 August 1302). Given the address directly to King Edward, the dating clause and the format of the document, this does not appear to be a standard petition.
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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/C9294781/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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