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John de Barton, executor of the testament of Martin de Raceburgh; Richard de Barton,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/228/11394
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This record is about the John de Barton, executor of the testament of Martin de Raceburgh; Richard de Barton,... dating from [1337] 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 8/228/11394
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1337]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Barton, executor of the testament of Martin de Raceburgh; Richard de Barton, executor of the testament of Martin de Raceburgh;
- Name(s)
- de Barton; de Barton, John; Richard
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The executors request that they are granted letters to the mayor and bailiffs of Newcastle, Boston and Kingston to arrest the goods of the people of the king of France and their goods to the sum £1,100 together with the damages that are to be levied for the goods and ship of Raceburgh that were seized off of the coast of Brittany in the time of the king's grandfather and taken to the use of the king of France, Raceburgh having to sue to the king of France for the delivery of his people.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let certain people be assigned to enquire of the matter, and when the inquisition is returned and the robbery be found to have been done and the sea passage closed then they are to have arrest on the peers and commoners of the robbers, the arrest not extending to the goods and merchandises of those merchants residing in England; and if the sea passage is open, then let the lords be ordered to do right, and let it hold to its ancient course.
- Places mentioned
- Kingston upon Hull, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
- Brittany, [France]
- Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland]
- Boston, [Lincolnshire].
- People mentioned
- Martin de Raceburgh of Kingston upon Hull.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1337 as it clearly closely precedes the dated writs and inquisitions (SC 8/228/11389, 90 and 92).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related writ, see SC 8/228/11389
For a related order to the sheriff of Yorkshire, see SC 8/228/11391
For the inquisition, see SC 8/228/11392
For the jury list, see SC 8/228/11393
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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/C9334954/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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