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Masters of ships in the ports of London, the Cinque Ports and Shoreham. King and...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/211/10518

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This record is about the Masters of ships in the ports of London, the Cinque Ports and Shoreham. King and... dating from [1335] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/211/10518
Date
[1335]
Description
Petitioners
Masters of ships in the ports of London, the Cinque Ports and Shoreham.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Request for sustenance for those who are surveying and arresting ships for the king's service, so that this is not a burden on the masters of the ships.
Nature of endorsement
[None.]
Places mentioned
London
Cinque Ports
Shoreham, [Sussex]
Pevensey, [Sussex]
Essex
Kent
Sussex.
People mentioned
Sheriffs of London
Sheriff of Kent
Sheriff of Essex
Sheriff of Sussex.
Note
Part of an original dossier of documents (SC 8/211/10516-SC 8/211/10533) relating to the array of shipping in 1335.
Related material

For the certificate of shipping surveyed for the crown formerly enclosed with this petition, see SC 8/211/10519

Other documents from the same dossier concerning shipping are SC 8/211/10516-SC 2/211/10517, and SC 8/211/10520-SC 8/211/10533, see SC 8/211/10516

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/C9334075/

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