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William Rynck, burgess of Tholen. Rynck William King. burgess of Tholen William Rynck,...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/192/9590

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This record is about the William Rynck, burgess of Tholen. Rynck William King. burgess of Tholen William Rynck,... dating from [? c. 1420-? c. 1450] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/192/9590
Date
[? c. 1420-? c. 1450]
Description
Petitioners
William Rynck, burgess of Tholen.
Name(s)
Rynck, William
Addressees
King.
Occupation
burgess of Tholen
Nature of request
William Rynck, burgess of Tholen, states that a ship of his was seized off the coast of Flanders on 9 April last by ships of Sandwich, but that he has never been able to have compensation for it or its contents. He requests compensation and recompense for his damages.
Nature of endorsement
[On face] Draft of a writ to the customs officers and searcher of Sandwich, asking them to release all the petitioner's goods, and those of other merchants of Holland and Zeeland, on which customs have duly been paid, or, if there is some reason why this should not be done, the searcher should appear in Chancery as soon as possible to explain this.[None on dorse]
Places mentioned
Tholen, [Netherlands]
Zeeland
Sandwich, [Kent]
Flanders
Holland.
People mentioned
Claes Dans
John Claissham.
Note
Roughly datable too c. 1420-c. 1450 by the hand.
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/C9295475/

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