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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Malewayn, merchant of London. Malewayn John King. merchant of London Malewayn...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/245/12207
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This record is about the John Malewayn, merchant of London. Malewayn John King. merchant of London Malewayn... dating from [1344] 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 8/245/12207
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1344]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Malewayn, merchant of London.
- Name(s)
- Malewayn, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- merchant of London
- Nature of request
- Malewayn requests that the king writ to the chancellor that he is able to prove by inquisition of good people of Faversham or of Kent that he had no intention of exporting the wool that he had bought from Aldon abroad, but only to bring it to London. The wool was seized by those commissioned to arrest wool that had not been cocketed.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Boughton, [Kent]
- Faversham, [Kent]
- London.
- People mentioned
- Thomas de Aldon
- John Slipman of Faversham.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1344 as the privy seal warrant with which it was enclosed dates to 4 October 1344 [18 Edw. III] (C 81/300/16403). The commission made to examine the matter dates to 20 May 1345 (CPR 1343-5, p.578).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the privy seal warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no. 16403 in C 81/300
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.1955 (inquisition following from the commission)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. VI, 1343-1345, (Public Record Office, 1902), p.578 (commission to examine the matter)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439812/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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