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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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Reference
SC 8/218/10866
Date
[? 1397]
Description
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.
Note
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.
Related material

For a petition to which this petition may formerly have been attached see SC 8/218/10867

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/C9334424/

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