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Merchants of Flanders. Council. The merchants of Flanders request delivery of their...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/202/10062

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SC 8/202/10062
Date
[? c. 1303]
Description
Petitioners
Merchants of Flanders.
Addressees
Council.
Nature of request
The merchants of Flanders request delivery of their goods seized at sea off Filey and taken to York by Ralph de Dalton, as when the King was at Lenton he ordered John de Drokenesforde, John de Cendale, and the other great men of his council to give them delivery of their goods, and they promised to do so as soon as they came to York.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Flanders
Filey, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
York
Lenton, [Nottinghamshire].
People mentioned
Ralph de Dalton
John de Drokenesforde (Droxford)
John de Cendale (Sandale).
Note
Tentatively dated to c. 1303, with reference to John de Droxford and John de Sandale, and to the King having been at Lenton. Letters patent and letters close are dated at Lenton in March and April 1303 (CPR 1301-7 pp.128-133, 138 and 189, and CCR 1302-7 pp.24-25 and 83-85)
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/C9333618/

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