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William Barbour of Doncaster, merchant; Henry de Balne of Roecliffe. Barbour; de...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/216/10791

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Reference
SC 8/216/10791
Date
[c. 1403-c. 1405]
Description
Petitioners
William Barbour of Doncaster, merchant; Henry de Balne of Roecliffe.
Name(s)
Barbour; de Balne, William; Henry
Addressees
Council.
Occupation
merchant
Nature of request
Barbour and Balne request remedy because by the statute made in the twenty-eighth year of Edward III's reign, ... and staple that if any merchant is robbed of his goods at sea and these goods come to any port of the realm and he sues to have recovery of them, he is permitted to reject the said goods ... or coket or by good and loyal merchants and by such proof should have delivery of the said goods, and the petitioners [loaded a ship at] Great Yarmouth with freestone and other merchandises to the value of £40, which ship by Chapman, Roweland, Hoke, Drask, Marcham, Cole, Haerman, Outberd, Hudson, Hudson and ... on the sea the petitioners' servants were taken, robbed and brought to the port of Great Yarmouth to Gas... by machination between Gas... and the malefactors sold and delivered on 22 March in the fourth year of the King's reign (1403) ... of the petitioners' ship, stone and goods, but Gas... and the other malefactors will not deliver them to the petitioners.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Doncaster, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
Roecliffe, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
Great Yarmouth, [Norfolk]
Wiveton, [Norfolk]
Sheringham, [Norfolk]
Weston, [Norfolk].
People mentioned
Edward III, King of England
John Chapman of Wiveton
Simon Roweland of Sheringham
Thomas Hoke of Sheringham
John Drask of Sheringham
Roger Marcham of Sheringham
Thomas Cole of Great Yarmouth
William Herman of Great Yarmouth
John Outberd of Great Yarmouth
Henry Huddesson (Hudson) of Weston
Roland Huddesson (Hudson) of Weston
Walter Gas....
Note
Dated on the guard to c. 1403-5, with reference to the petition's former location in Chancery Files 498.
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/C9334347/

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