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Richard Burton of Taunton, merchant. Burton Richard King. merchant Richard Burton...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/186/9289

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This record is about the Richard Burton of Taunton, merchant. Burton Richard King. merchant Richard Burton... dating from [c. 1440-c. 1450] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/186/9289
Date
[c. 1440-c. 1450]
Description
Petitioners
Richard Burton of Taunton, merchant.
Name(s)
Burton, Richard
Addressees
King.
Occupation
merchant
Nature of request
Richard Burton requests that the king grant letters of safe-conduct for a ship from Bilbao, under one of three masters, to travel to England to trade, in order to pay a debt owed to him by Sanchez.
Nature of endorsement
The king remits this to his chancellor, calling to him such lords of the council as seems expedient.
Places mentioned
Taunton, [Somerset]
Spain
Bilbao, [Spain].
People mentioned
Martin Sanchez, merchant of Spain
Martin de Deve
Loope Roysse (Ruiz)
Martin Vanes de Toriago.
Note
The Spanish merchant Martin Sanchez appears in a number of entries on the patent rolls during the 1440s, and it seems likely that this petition also dates to that period.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295167/

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