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Donatus, merchant of Lucca and burgess of La Rochelle. Donatus King. merchant of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/195/9729

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Reference
SC 8/195/9729
Date
[? c. 1275-? c. 1300]
Description
Petitioners
Donatus, merchant of Lucca and burgess of La Rochelle.
Name(s)
Donatus
Addressees
King.
Occupation
merchant of Lucca and burgess of La Rochelle
Nature of request
Donatus, merchant of Lucca and burgess of La Rochelle, states that he had loaded a ship with wine and salt to take to Calais, but that this was stolen from him at sea by Domijoen, burgess of Bayonne, and his companions. He asks that the goods, or their value, might be returned to him.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Lucca, [Italy]
La Rochelle, [France]
Calais, [France]
Bayonne, [Gascony, France]
Portemue (Portsmouth), [Hampshire].
People mentioned
Domijoen, burgess of Bayonne.
Note
Roughly dated on the basis of the hand and language.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295616/

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