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All the merchants of Genoa living in London. King. [This petition is damaged.]The...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/255/12705

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This record is about the All the merchants of Genoa living in London. King. [This petition is damaged.]The... dating from [? c. 1380-? c. 1420] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/255/12705
Date
[? c. 1380-? c. 1420]
Description
Petitioners
All the merchants of Genoa living in London.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[This petition is damaged.]The merchants of Genoa living in London seem to be requesting a safe-conduct for six months for someone to come to England accompanied by twenty-six men.
Nature of endorsement
[On face] This bill was granted by the lord King . . ..[None on dorse]
Places mentioned
Genoa, [Italy]
London.
Note
Tentatively dated, according to the hand, to the late fourteenth or early fifteenth centuries.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440312/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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