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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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 Bellay, citizen of Bayonne. de Bellay John King and council. Bellay requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/203/10141
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This record is about the John de Bellay, citizen of Bayonne. de Bellay John King and council. Bellay requests... dating from [? 1307-? 1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/203/10141
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1307-? 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Bellay, citizen of Bayonne.
- Name(s)
- de Bellay, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Bellay requests grace as his ship and cargo were seized in the river Zwin in Flanders by the count of Flanders and his council, and despite requests it has not been restored to him. He has prayed to his lord the king for assistance but despite six letters under the great seal the count has done nothing.
- Nature of endorsement
- He should sue in Chancery.
- Places mentioned
- Bayonne, [Gascony, France]
- Swine (River Zwin), [Netherlands]
- Flanders.
- People mentioned
- Count of Flanders.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is speculatively dated to? 1307-? 1327 on the basis of the hand.
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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/C9333696/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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