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John Petreson (Peterson) of Vlaardingen. Petreson (Peterson) John King and council....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/206/10268

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This record is about the John Petreson (Peterson) of Vlaardingen. Petreson (Peterson) John King and council.... dating from [1378] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/206/10268
Date
[1378]
Description
Petitioners
John Petreson (Peterson) of Vlaardingen.
Name(s)
Petreson (Peterson), John
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The petitioner requests relief in that a ship on which he had laded wool for transport to Calais was driven ashore in Holand and has been arrested by the collectors of customs at Yarmouth.
Nature of endorsement
Notes on the case.
Places mentioned
Vlaardingen, [Netherlands]
Calais, [France]
Great Yarmouth, [Norfolk].
People mentioned
Hugh Fastolf
John Ledrede.
Note
The petition is in a poor state of preservation, but its contents can be recovered from CCR 1377-81, p. 209, which also provides a firm date.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Bronnen Tot de Geschiedenis van den Handel met Engelond, Schotland en Ierland, vol. I, ed. H.J. Smit, (Chetham Society, Vol. X, 1928), p.310 (discussion of petition)
  • Calendar of Close Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1914), p.209 (resulting order to the collectors of customs at Yarmouth)
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9333824/

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