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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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Merchants of London and Bristol; mariners of Dover. King [of France]. The merchants...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/181/9002
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This record is about the Merchants of London and Bristol; mariners of Dover. King [of France]. The merchants... dating from [c. 1333] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/181/9002
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1333]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Merchants of London and Bristol; mariners of Dover.
- Addressees
- King [of France].
- Nature of request
- The merchants and mariners appear to be making a complaint to the King of France about restrictions on trading between northern France and England, and the seizure of their ships and goods in French ports. However, the petition is badly damaged; much of the right side is damaged or illegible, and the exact sense is difficult to reconstruct.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- London
- Bristol
- Dover, [Kent]
- Wissant, [Artois, France]
- Calais, [France].
- People mentioned
- [Philip VI, King of France]
- Countess of Boulogne
- Philip [III], King of France
- Edward [I], King of England
- [Edward III], King of England.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a copy of a petition on this matter, and copies of orders from the King of France, see SC 8/273/13609
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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/C9294879/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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