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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
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John van Loveyn (Louvain), merchant of Ghent. van Loveyn (Louvain) John King. merchant...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/255/12735
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This record is about the John van Loveyn (Louvain), merchant of Ghent. van Loveyn (Louvain) John King. merchant... dating from 1401 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 8/255/12735
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1401
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John van Loveyn (Louvain), merchant of Ghent.
- Name(s)
- van Loveyn (Louvain), John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- merchant of Ghent
- Nature of request
- John van Loveyn states that he has often sued to the King to have restitution and livery of a certain sum of money which the Searcher of London took from him when he was passing in a Gravesend boat towards Gravesend and Essex to buy cheese and butter, and that the King has given orders to his Chancellor to pay him this sum, and the Chancellor gave orders to the clerk of the rolls, who gave him a writ to the Searcher; but the Searcher says that he has delivered the money to the Treasurer by tally: so that he can have no payment without the King's aid. He asks the King to order the Treasurer to pay him.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] Be it remembered that the Treasurer of England on 13 July in King Henry's second year assented in council to give the supplicant grace and restitution of the sum named in this petition[None on dorse]
- Places mentioned
- Ghent, [Belgium]
- London
- Gravesend, [Kent]
- Essex.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The endorsement is dated 13 July 2 Henry IV (1401).
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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/C9440342/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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