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Robert Shakyle (Shakell), merchant; Thomas Yole, merchant. Shakyle (Shakell); Yole...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/179/8943

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This record is about the Robert Shakyle (Shakell), merchant; Thomas Yole, merchant. Shakyle (Shakell); Yole... dating from [c. 1375-c. 1400] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/179/8943
Date
[c. 1375-c. 1400]
Description
Petitioners
Robert Shakyle (Shakell), merchant; Thomas Yole, merchant.
Name(s)
Shakyle (Shakell); Yole, Robert; Thomas
Addressees
King.
Places mentioned
Kingston upon Hull, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France].
Nature of request
Kingston upon Hull, [East Riding of Yorkshire]; Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France]. Nature of request: Shakyle and Yole request permission for them or their deputies to buy 600 quarters of wheat and ship it from Hull to Bordeaux.
Nature of endorsement
[Illegible].
Note
At least two Thomas Yole's served as governors of Beverley, in 1366-7 and between 1416 and 1429. However, the handwriting would appear to date from the middle of this period, probably to the final quarter of the fourteenth century.
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/C9294811/

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