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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Mathi, merchant of Ponthieu. de Mathi John King. merchant of Ponthieu John...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/195/9743
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/195/9743
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1334]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Mathi, merchant of Ponthieu.
- Name(s)
- de Mathi, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- merchant of Ponthieu
- Nature of request
- John de Mathi, merchant of Ponthieu, states that he had bought wood from John Vinont, the King's Receiver in the forest of Crecy, but that now that he has come to pay, he is forced to pay in the strong money current in France, which is impoverishing him, although other merchants have been able to pay in weaker currencies. He asks that he might be able to pay £100 of Paris for the £200 of Paris that he still owes.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Ponthieu, [France]
- Cressy (Crecy-en-Ponthieu), [Ponthieu, France].
- People mentioned
- John Vinont, Receiver of Ponthieu.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Formerly enclosed with no.8030 of C 81/216, which is dated 12 August 8 Edward III (1334).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a mandate to the Chancellor to order the Seneschal of Ponthieu to inquire into this, and, if it is true, to give the petitioner suitable terms for his debt, see no.8030 of C 81/216
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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/C9295631/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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