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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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Peter, merchant of England. Peter King of France. merchant of England [The petition...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/273/13633
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/273/13633
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1307-1314]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Peter, merchant of England.
- Name(s)
- Peter
- Addressees
- King of France.
- Occupation
- merchant of England
- Nature of request
- [The petition appears to be from an unspecified Peter, an English merchant, to the King of France, and is clearly part of a longer roll or series of documents.]The petitioner states that John Paidrog of Calais acknowledged stealing Peter's goods during time of truce at the feast of All Saints 1300, and was ordered to pay compensation to him, with damages, according to the terms of the truce between the King of France and the late King Edward of England, and the ordinances of Pope Clement, concerning satisfaction for losses and depredations to merchants and others on both sides; but despite this Peter has never been able to have justice. He requests a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- France
- Calais, [France]
- Flanders
- Montreuil, [Artois, France]
- Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France]
- Cachen, [Guyenne, France].
- People mentioned
- [Philip IV], King of France
- Edward [I], King of England
- Clement [V], Pope
- merchants of France and England
- John Paidrog of Calais
- Edward [II], King of England
- Philip Martel
- the Countess of Artois
- Fulk de Meel, knight.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- On internal evidence, this petition would seem to date from between the death of Edward I in 1307 and the death of Philip IV in 1314.
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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)
- Latin
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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/C9517580/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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