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Laurence de Sousse, servant of the King of Portugal. de Sousse Laurence King and...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/217/10809

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SC 8/217/10809
Date
[c. 1403]
Description
Petitioners
Laurence de Sousse, servant of the King of Portugal.
Name(s)
de Sousse, Laurence
Addressees
King and Council.
Occupation
servant of the King of Portugal
Nature of request
Laurence de Sousse requests that the king send letters to the customers of Southampton, discharging them of sums which they have demanded from him for customs on the victuals of the Portuguese embassy.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Portugal
Southampton, [Hampshire].
People mentioned
[John I], King of Portugal
Ambassadors of Portugal
customers of Southampton.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. II, 1401-1405, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.281 (order to enquire into the seizure of goods from a ship laden by Sousse at Southampton bound for London)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334366/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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