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George de Lawedre, merchant of Scotland. de Lawedre George King. merchant of Scotland...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/254/12691

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Reference
SC 8/254/12691
Date
[1411]
Description
Petitioners
George de Lawedre, merchant of Scotland.
Name(s)
de Lawedre, George
Addressees
King.
Occupation
merchant of Scotland
Nature of request
Lawedre requests safe-conduct to pass through England towards the town of Amiens on pilgrimage and there to reside through the feast of Easter.
Nature of endorsement
[On face:]This petition was granted by the king.[On dorse, none].
Places mentioned
Scotland
Amyas (Amiens), [Picardy, France].
Note
The petition dates to 1411 as letters of safe-conduct were issued on 24 September 1411 (Rot. Scot., vol. II, p.197).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Scotiae, vol. II, Ed. D. Macpherson, (Eyre & Strahan, 1819), p.197 (letters of safe-conduct)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440298/

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