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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John du Mercer of the city of Bayonne. Mercer John King. Mercer requests that the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/273/13629
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This record is about the John du Mercer of the city of Bayonne. Mercer John King. Mercer requests that the... dating from [c. 1376] 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 8/273/13629
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1376]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John du Mercer of the city of Bayonne.
- Name(s)
- Mercer, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Mercer requests that the mayor of Bayonne and other officials be commanded to retain in their possession the goods of France as France died owing him gold for wine and wheat that he bought from him. And if the heirs have sold the goods then they be punished and their goods sold to pay him.
- Nature of endorsement
- He should have letters under the great seal in due form to the people of the king's council in those parts of Aquitaine and to the mayor and jurats of Bayonne upon the contents of the petition ordering them that if Mercer had possession of the goods by the judgment but was subsequently ousted from them as the bill purports then he is to be restored to his possession and suffered to enjoy the goods according to the judgment. If the goods were alienated contrary to the judgment then the council and mayor and jurats are to give Mercer recovery according to the law and customs upon the goods of the heirs.
- Places mentioned
- Bayonne, [Gascony, France].
- People mentioned
- Momtet de France
- Pierre Darast, heir of Momtet de France
- Guillaume Darast, heir of Momtet de France.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1376 as it is clear from references in the petition that the Black Prince is dead and that it appears still to be in the reign of Edward III.
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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/C9517576/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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