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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John (Jean) Roussiaus, James (Jacques) Roussiaus, John (Jean) Roussias (Roussiaus),...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/262/13058
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/262/13058
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1299-1307]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John (Jean) Roussiaus, James (Jacques) Roussiaus, John (Jean) Roussias (Roussiaus), the younger, Matthew (Mathieu) au Coste, and Colars li Espissiers, burgesses of Abbeville.
- Name(s)
- Roussiaus; Roussiaus; Roussias (Roussiaus); Coste; Espissiers, John (Jean); James (Jacques); John (Jean); Matthew (Mathieu); Colars
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- John Roussiaus, James Roussiaus, John Roussiaus, the younger, Matthew au Coste, and Colars li Espissiers, burgesses of Abbeville, complain about the robbery committed against them [at sea] by people of the bailiwick of the Constable of Dover, and especially by men of Winchelsea whom they name, during the truce between the King's of England and France in the last week of May in King Edward's twenty-seventh year. They request grace and a remedy, and justice.
- Nature of endorsement
- Abbeville.Against Winchelsea.A clarification of the petition.
- Places mentioned
- Abbeville, [Picardy, France]
- Dover, [Kent]
- Winchelsea, [Sussex]
- Bruges, [Belgium].
- People mentioned
- Laurence li Douvre (Dover), ship's master
- Stephen [de Douvre (Dover)], brother of Laurence li Douvre
- Walter Beuve
- Richard de Douvre (Dover)
- [Philip IV], King of France
- Baldwin Dyeremen, ship's master.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable with reference to the last week in May 27 Edward I (1299).
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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/C9517002/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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