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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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Reginald Cobham, captain of Calais; Richard Ekleshale (Eccleshall), treasurer of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/209/10425
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This record is about the Reginald Cobham, captain of Calais; Richard Ekleshale (Eccleshall), treasurer of... dating from [1358] 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 8/209/10425
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1358]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Reginald Cobham, captain of Calais; Richard Ekleshale (Eccleshall), treasurer of Calais.
- Name(s)
- Cobham; Ekleshale (Eccleshall), Reginald; Richard
- Addressees
- Chancellor and council.
- Occupation
- captain of Calais; treasurer of Calais
- Nature of request
- Petition in three parts:1) Cobham requests confirmation of his appointment as captain of Calais;2) Cobham and Eccleshall request orders to the officials of Sandwich and Dover to allow victuals to pass to Calais without payment of customs;3) Cobham and Eccleshall request instructions to the mayor and bailiffs of Calais that they allow these victuals to pass undisturbed into the town.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king wills that the things mentioned in this petition be done.
- Places mentioned
- Calais, [France]
- Sandwich, [Kent]
- Dover, [Kent].
- People mentioned
- Mayor and bailiffs of Sandwich
- Mayor and bailiffs of Dover
- collectors of customs at Sandwich
- mayor and bailiffs of Calais
- John de Beauchamp.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to 1358 by reference to CFR 1356-68, pp. 196, 197.
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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/C9333982/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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