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William Esquider (Esquidor), merchant of Rabastens; Vidal de Rivassel (Ryvassel),...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/208/10368

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Reference
SC 8/208/10368
Date
[1327]
Description
Petitioners
William Esquider (Esquidor), merchant of Rabastens; Vidal de Rivassel (Ryvassel), merchant of Rabastens; William Forton, merchant of Rabastens; John Boildour (Boyldour), merchant of Rabastens; Arnold de Mouloge, merchant of Rabastens; Peter Gouffrei, merchant of Rabastens; Peter Rous, merchant of Rabastens; Gaillard Gouffrei, merchant of Rabastens.
Name(s)
Esquider (Esquidor); de Rivassel (Ryvassel); Forton; Boildour (Boyldour); de Mouloge; Gouffrei; Rous; Gouffrei, William; Vidal; William ; John; Arnold; Peter; Peter; Gaillard
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
merchant
Nature of request
Complaint of seizure of ships and goods at London under the pretext of an order of the late king to arrest all ships and goods on men of the power of the king of France.
Nature of endorsement
[Notes of resulting inquiry.]
Places mentioned
Rabastens, [Gascony, France]
Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France]
London.
People mentioned
John de Coton (Cotoun), sheriff of London
Gilbert de Mordon, sheriff of London
[Edward II], King of England
Benedict de Folsham (Fulsham), king's butler.
Note
Firmly datable by reference to CCR 1327-30, pp. 61-2.
Related material

For documentation subsidiary to this petition see SC 8/208/10366

For a related petition see SC 8/207/10339

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1896), pp.61-62 (outcome of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9333924/

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