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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Thomas de Ryse and Walter Frost, merchants of Beverley. de Ryse; Frost Thomas; Walter...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/261/13044
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This record is about the Thomas de Ryse and Walter Frost, merchants of Beverley. de Ryse; Frost Thomas; Walter... dating from [? c. 1330-? c 1340] 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 8/261/13044
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1330-? c 1340]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Thomas de Ryse and Walter Frost, merchants of Beverley.
- Name(s)
- de Ryse; Frost, Thomas; Walter
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- merchants of Beverley
- Nature of request
- Thomas de Ryse and Walter Frost state that they lent the King ninety-eight and a half marks for his war in Scotland, which he promised to repay, and that they have sued to two parliaments and had two writs to the Treasurer, Barons and Chamberlains of the Exchequer to give them payment or an assignment for this sum; but the Treasurer, Barons and Chamberlains have done nothing. They request payment or an assignment.
- Nature of endorsement
- They are to sue to the King.
- Places mentioned
- Beverley, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
- Scotland.
- People mentioned
- Cotingham.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1338-40, p.407 is 23 January 1340, CCR 1339-41, p.351 is dated 12 February 1340, and p.423 is dated 21 June 1340. None of these is relevant, but they give an idea of when the petitioners were active, and show that they lent the King money on more than one occasion.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition from the same petitioners, see SC 8/47/2350
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. V, 1339-1341, (Public Record Office, 1901), pp.351 (order to the collectors of customs in Kingston upon Hull to let them export these 266 sacks of wool) & 423 (order to make assignment on the subsidy to the petitioners, for a loan of £200)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. IV, 1338-1340, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.407 (protection for the petitioners, who have licence to buy and export 266 sacks of wool for payment of 400 marks to the king)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9516988/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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