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William de Tekene, merchant of Northampton. de Tekene William King. merchant of Northampton...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/240/11981

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Reference
SC 8/240/11981
Date
[1309]
Description
Petitioners
William de Tekene, merchant of Northampton.
Name(s)
de Tekene, William
Addressees
King.
Occupation
merchant of Northampton
Nature of request
William de Tekene states that he came to the fair at Torhout with twenty-four sacks of wool belonging to himself and to Philip de Cayso, and that he was set upon, beaten and wounded there by people procured by Botyn de Colyngham, Everard de Loveyne, John de Torveye and Richard his brother, so that he fled in fear of his life, and did not dare to return for his wool. Botyn and the others then complained to John de Namur, brother of the Count of Flanders, and had the wool arrested for money that they claimed he owed them, although he did not, and he will lose his wool unless he comes on a day which is very soon. He asks the King to write to John de Namur, lord of the fair, asking him to deliver their wool, and that they might come to fetch it without danger and stand to right according to the customs of the fair.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Northampton, [Northamptonshire]
Torold (Torhout), [Belgium]
Ghent, [Belgium]
Antwerp, [Belgium]
Flanders.
People mentioned
Philip de Cayso
Botyn (Bodyn) de Colyngham of Ghent
Everard de Loveyne (Louvain) of Antwerp
John de Torveye of England
Richard [de Torveye], brother of John de Torveye
John de Namures (Namur), brother of the Count of Flanders
[Robert III], Count of Flanders.
Note
Formerly enclosed with CCW 1244-1326 p.295, which is dated 10 August 1309.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Chancery Warrants, 1244-1326, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.295 (mandate to ordain a reasonable remedy for the petitioner, as in like cases)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335545/

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