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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Roger Wilford, citizen and merchant of London. Wilford Roger King and council. merchant...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/214/10698
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This record is about the Roger Wilford, citizen and merchant of London. Wilford Roger King and council. merchant... dating from [c. 1383] 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 8/214/10698
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1383]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Roger Wilford, citizen and merchant of London.
- Name(s)
- Wilford, Roger
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- merchant of London
- Nature of request
- Wilford requests remedy from Manfeld, Paris, Haukyn and Horsman, who had the safekeeping of the sea from the King's enemies from Winchelsea to Berwick, since by their default the petitioner lost his ship and merchandises. His ship was loaded at Scarborough with salted fish worth £30, and was sailing towards London when various enemies of the King came and captured it with all its merchandises, while Manfeld, Paris, Haukyn and Horsman remained anchored in the port of Orwell where they had been for a week and where they remained for a further two weeks.
- Nature of endorsement
- This bill should be sent to the Chancery, the parties summoned and evidences brought, so that justice can be done.
- Places mentioned
- London
- Winchelsea, [Sussex]
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland]
- Scarborough, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Orwell, [Suffolk].
- People mentioned
- Gilbert Manfeld (Manfeld), merchant
- Robert Paris, merchant
- John Haukyn, mariner
- Thomas Horsman (Horseman), mariner.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to c. 1383, since this is the petition mentioned in SC 8/214/10704 which states that it was presented at the last parliament held before the date of the writ (6 December 1383).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a writ in response to this petition see SC 8/214/10693
For a related petition see SC 8/84/4190
For a related document see SC 8/214/10706
For a related writ see SC 8/214/10692
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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/C9334255/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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