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Stephen de Mynges, ship's master; John Gunsale (Gonzalez), merchant. de Mynges; Gunsale...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/213/10618

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Reference
SC 8/213/10618
Date
[1383]
Description
Petitioners
Stephen de Mynges, ship's master; John Gunsale (Gonzalez), merchant.
Name(s)
de Mynges; Gunsale (Gonzalez), Stephen; John
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
ship's master; merchant
Nature of request
Mynges, master of the ship called 'Seint Marie de Grace' of Portugal, and Gunsale, merchant of the same ship, recount that when they were coming as merchants to the port of Southampton with their ship which was laden with 3000 baskets of fruit, which they sold to merchants of London for half-mark per basket, 40 tuns of bastard and Algarve wine which should have been taken to Calais for provisioning the town, and other merchandises, an armed ship of Foxton came there and captured the 'St Marie' while the petitioners were trading in Southampton, because of which the ship was wrecked and its merchandises lost. The petitioners request restitution of their ship and merchandises so lost.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Portugal
Southampton, [Hampshire]
London
Algarve, [Portugal]
Calais, [France].
People mentioned
William de Foxton of Calais
Richard Totill, ship's master
John Goldyng (Golding).
Note
Dated on the guard to 1383, with reference to CCR 1381-5, p. 256, a 1383 order to inquire into this matter, in response to the petition.
Related material

For a related sworn statements see SC 8/213/10608

For a related list see SC 8/213/10610

For a related petition see SC 8/213/10607

For a related document see SC 8/213/10617

For a related writ see SC 8/213/10601

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, Ric II, vol. II, 1381-1385, (Public Record Office, 1920), p.256 (order to inquire into this matter, in response to the petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334175/

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