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Peter de Weye of Holland. de Weye Peter Council. Peter de Weye states that he freighted...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/217/10811

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Reference
SC 8/217/10811
Date
[? c. 1403]
Description
Petitioners
Peter de Weye of Holland.
Name(s)
de Weye, Peter
Addressees
Council.
Nature of request
Peter de Weye states that he freighted his ship with firewood at Winchelsea, but that the ship was seized by Grigge and the cargo passed on to Caneweye. He has managed to secure restoration of his ship, but Caneweye still retains the firewood, and he requests that the council summon Caneweye before them and order that the wood be returned to him.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Holland
Winchelsea, [Sussex]
Withering, Sussex
Poole, [Dorset].
People mentioned
[...] Grigge, ship's master
[...] Caneweye of Poole.
Note
Dated speculatively on the guard to? c.1403, with reference to the documents former reference amongst the chancery files from that period. The handwriting would appear consistent with such a date.
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/C9334368/

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