William Bonnet of Harfleur, merchant. Bonnet William King. merchant Bonnet requests...

Petitioners

William Bonnet of Harfleur, merchant.

Name(s)

Bonnet, William

Addressees

King.

Occupation

merchant

Nature of request

Bonnet requests that whereas on 13 February last the King granted letters patent of safe-conduct for one year to the petitioner, Guylas, Anglois and Anglois to trade in England with a vessel called 'le Seint Jaques', and when he and Guylas were on their way to England on the ship, which was laden with sweet wine, figs, raisins, oil, salt and other things to the value of £600, men on a ship of Dartmouth arrayed for war captured their ship with its merchandises and imprisoned the men on board for a long time, that a commission be directed to Edward, elder son of the Earl of Devon, Cary, Cole, Hauley, Arnold and Mounfort ordering that they, or five, four, three or two of them, enquire into this matter and grant restitution to him, the ship's master and the men on board, with damages and expenses, and that those responsible be arrested and brought before the King and council to be punished.

Nature of endorsement

[None].

Places mentioned

Harfleur, Normandy, [France]

Dartmouth, [Devon]

Nytheway (Nethway), [Devon].

People mentioned

William Guylas of Harfleur, merchant, ship's master

Colin Anglois of Harfleur, merchant

Jacquelin Anglois of Harfleur, merchant, brother of Colin Anglois

Henry Muryman, ship's master

Gervais Jakeman, part-owner of ship

Richard London, part-owner of ship

John Moulyssh, part-owner of ship

William Edmund, part-owner of ship

William Conseill, part-owner of ship

John Bere, part-owner of ship

Edward [de Courtenay], elder son of the Earl of Devon

[Edward de Courtenay], Earl of Devon

Robert Cary

John Cole of Nethway

John Hauley, mayor of Dartmouth

Edmund Arnold

John Mounfort.

For the Chancery writ in which this was formerly enclosed see no.7099 of C 81/653

For a related petition see SC 8/254/12693

For a related draft of letters of safe conduct see SC 8/254/12694