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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Victuallers and inhabitants of Bawdsey. King and council. The victuallers and inhabitants...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/215/10729
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This record is about the Victuallers and inhabitants of Bawdsey. King and council. The victuallers and inhabitants... dating from [1377-1399] 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 8/215/10729
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1377-1399]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Victuallers and inhabitants of Bawdsey.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The victuallers and inhabitants of Bawdsey request that whereas they were charged by the officers of Edward III and of the King to provide Calais with flour, ale, cheese and other victuals, for which the soldiers in Calais owe them about 300 marks, and the governor and treasurer of Calais cannot force the soldiers to pay their debts without a special order, that a warrant be directed to the governor and treasurer to take and keep in their hands as much of each soldier's wages as is owed to the petitioners, and to pay this to the petitioners. They also request that an ordinance be given to the governor and treasurer that whenever the victuallers of Bawdsey come to Calais with their victuals, the victuals should only be taken by an officer assigned by the governor, and that anyone who cannot pay for their victuals should have it put on record to be kept by the governor so that he can take the money owed from the next payment of their wages to pay the victuallers.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Bawdsey on Gosford (Bawdsey), [Suffolk]
- Calais, [France].
- People mentioned
- Edward [III], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1377 and following, with reference to Edward III being the King's grandfather, placing this petition within the reign of Richard II.
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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/C9334285/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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