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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Grantham and Roger de Ely, Sheriffs of London. de Grantham; de Ely John;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/261/13039
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/261/13039
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1322-1323]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Grantham and Roger de Ely, Sheriffs of London.
- Name(s)
- de Grantham; de Ely, John; Roger
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Sheriffs of London
- Nature of request
- John de Grantham and Roger de Ely, Sheriffs of London make two requests:1) They state that they have been appointed to receive wheat and other victuals from Manent Fraunceys for the war in Scotland, and that they now have certain quantities of corn and flour, which they list, ready in London; but they have no ship in which to transport it. They ask that some particular mariners in whom the King trusts might be assigned to receive and transport these victuals, and that someone might also be assigned to oversee the quantity of flour to be put in each barrel; and they also ask that they might be assigned a sum of money from the sixth in London or the tenth in Middlesex in order to pay for it.2) They ask that certain corn-dealers, namely Richard de Hakeneye, Roger Husebonde, Alan Crille, John de Stibenhuth, Robert le Huthereue, and William de Dorkingge, or others as it pleases the King, might be appointed to oversee the corn received, to check that it is of suitable quality.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- London
- Scotland
- Middlesex.
- People mentioned
- Manent Fraunceys (Fraunceis)
- Richard de Hakeneye (Hackney), corn-dealer
- Roger Husebonde (Husband), corn-dealer
- Alan Crille, corn-dealer
- John de Stibenhuth (Stepney), corn-dealer
- Robert le Huthereue, corn-dealer
- William de Dorkingge (Dorking), corn-dealer.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- John de Grantham and Roger de Ely were Sheriffs of London between Michaelmas 1322 and Michaelmas 1323.
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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/C9516983/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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