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John Pynell, merchant of Portugal. Pynell John King. merchant John Pynell, merchant...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/185/9210
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This record is about the John Pynell, merchant of Portugal. Pynell John King. merchant John Pynell, merchant... dating from [c. 1407] 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 8/185/9210
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1407]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Pynell, merchant of Portugal.
- Name(s)
- Pynell, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- merchant
- Nature of request
- John Pynell, merchant of Portugal, requests that the king intervene in his case regarding goods stolen from him in Shoreham. He states that the goods were taken by Gascon and his accomplices, who claimed that he was a Breton, and sold to various others. He has failed to get restitution, and asks that all involved be summoned before the king. He also offers letters from the King of Portugal in support of his case.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Portugal
- Shoreham, [Sussex]
- Brittany, [France]
- Bristol
- Southampton, [Hampshire]
- Gascony, [France]
- Fowey, [Cornwall]
- Dartmouth, [Devon]
- Clyve [unidentified].
- People mentioned
- John Gascon (Gascoigne) of Fowey
- [John I], King of Portugal
- John Corp of Dartmouth
- John Scull
- Humphrey Reuhmer
- John Wryther
- William Hooker
- John Harold of Clyve
- Reginald Godesmark
- William Smellyng
- John Soper of Shoreham.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the various complaints from Pynell enrolled on the patent roll, this petition probably dates to c. 1407. The chancery warrant with which it was enclosed is damaged, and the date is lost.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the chancery warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no.42 of C 81/1363
For a copy of the letter from the King of Portugal presented by Pynell, see SC 8/185/9211
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. III, 1405-1408, (Public Record Office, 1907), pp.301-2, p.350 & p.357 (various complaints from Pynell regarding thefts of his goods)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295088/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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