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John Gorostica, master of the ship called Seint Marie of Bilbao. Gorostica John King....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/232/11571

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SC 8/232/11571
Date
[1404]
Description
Petitioners
John Gorostica, master of the ship called Seint Marie of Bilbao.
Name(s)
Gorostica, John
Addressees
King.
Occupation
master of the ship called Seint Marie of Bilbao
Nature of request
Gorostica requests letters patent of restitution and one of the king's esquires, Hull, directed to the admirals, mayors, bailiffs and ministers of Dartmouth, Plymouth, Southampton, Portsmouth and to the governor of the Isle of Wight charging on pain of £1,000 forfeiture to make restitution of his ship and the goods seized by Pay, and to arrest Pay and all his goods.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Bilbao, [Spain]
Castile, [Spain]
Isle of Wight, [Hampshire]
Dartmouth, [Devon]
Southampton, [Hampshire]
Portsmouth, [Hampshire]
Poole, [Dorset].
People mentioned
Henry Pay of Poole
John Hull, esquire.
Note
The petition dates to 1404 as a commission was issued to Hull to examine the complaint on 20 February 1404 (CPR 1401-5, p.364).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Chancery Files 528.
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.364 (commission to Hull to examine the complaint)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335130/

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