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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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? No Petitioner named Writ of Edward III to the Constable of Dover castle or his...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/238/11892B
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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Writ of Edward III to the Constable of Dover castle or his... dating from 1342 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 8/238/11892B
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1342
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- ? No Petitioner named
- Nature of request
- Writ of Edward III to the Constable of Dover castle or his lieutenant, stating that Peter de Seint Johan has complained that some people of Winchelsea have robbed him of a ship and certain goods within it, and that certain people have been convicted of this, as is sufficiently well-known; but that despite the King's commands, no execution has been made on this, to the ruin of the merchant and to the great scandal and contempt of the King. He orders the Constable to make due and hasty execution of the process against these people, so that Peter can have restitution of his goods, or to appear before the King and council on the following Saturday to explain himself.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Dover, [Kent]
- Bayonne, [Gascony, France]
- Winchelsea, [Sussex]
- London
- Eastry, [Kent].
- People mentioned
- Edward [III], King of England
- Constable of Dover Castle
- Peter (Peir) de Seint Johan (St John), merchant of Bayonne.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Writ dated 30 September, 16 Edward III (1342).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition on the same subject from the same petitioner, and instructions given to the Chancellor as a result of that petition, see nos.15009 and 15010 of C 81/286
For a petition, probably earlier, on the same matter, see SC 8/238/11892A
For instructions given to the Chancellor as a result of that petition, see no.14466 of C 81/280
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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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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335456/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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