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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Fordon and Norman Yhong (Young), lieges of the King of Scotland. de Fordon;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/218/10866
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This record is about the John de Fordon and Norman Yhong (Young), lieges of the King of Scotland. de Fordon;... dating from [? 1397] 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 8/218/10866
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1397]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Fordon and Norman Yhong (Young), lieges of the King of Scotland.
- Name(s)
- de Fordon; Yhong (Young), John; Norman
- Addressees
- Lords of the Council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request the release of a Flemish ship containing their goods, taken by Smyth and others of Whitby, the release of the ship's crew, letters of safe-conduct allowing them to pursue this matter, and a writ to the officials of Whitby to deliver the property to them.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Scotland
- Whitby, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Flanders.
- People mentioned
- King of Scotland
- John Smyth (Smith)
- William Toppyng
- John de Nethirton (Netherton)
- William de Harwode (Harwood)
- John Forster
- William Yhong (Young), merchant of Scotland
- Thomas Wilson, merchant of Scotland
- Robert Nicholson, merchant of Scotland
- bailiffs and customers of Whitby.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to? 1397, with reference to the possibility that it may formerly have been attached to SC 8/218/10867. The stitch holes appear to match, but the date of such stitching is unknown. However, the petition does refer to a date of Monday 20 August, and that date did fall on a Monday in 1397.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a petition to which this petition may formerly have been attached see SC 8/218/10867
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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/C9334424/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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