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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Item
Thomas Erle, merchant and owner of the ship called the 'Peter' of Bristol. Erle Thomas...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/254/12698
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This record is about the Thomas Erle, merchant and owner of the ship called the 'Peter' of Bristol. Erle Thomas... dating from [c. 1385-c. 1405] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/254/12698
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1385-c. 1405]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Thomas Erle, merchant and owner of the ship called the 'Peter' of Bristol.
- Name(s)
- Erle, Thomas
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- merchant
- Nature of request
- Erle requests that he be granted a licence for his crayer to carry its cargo overseas so that he can meet his obligation to certain merchants, for if he is not granted this he will be ruined, his ship 'le Petir' having been in the king's service since it was built.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:]As far as 1 April next following [...] attested 28 January.
- Places mentioned
- Bristol.
- People mentioned
- William Yalton, ship's master.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is speculatively dated to c. 1385-c. 1405 on the basis of the hand and the dating of other petitions in this file.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440305/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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