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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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People of the Isle of Wight. Chancellor. The people of the Isle of Wight state that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/297/14801
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/297/14801
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1360-? c. 1385]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- People of the Isle of Wight.
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Nature of request
- The people of the Isle of Wight state that John Sampson, Lieutenant and Sub-Constable of the Isle, John Kikard, Bailiff of the Isle, and Richard le Taillour and Adam Cartere, their lieutenants, arrested three vessels of Normandy that had come to the port of St Helens to buy horses and mares for Normandy, that is to say their masters, Thomas Portefas, Nicholas Moughter, and Thomas Valayns, and that Richard then arrested John Hakard, Thomas Portefas and Nicholas Fevere; and then, without any other warrant or commission, they gave them permission to go overseas with their cargo. They therefore inform the Chancellor that they have fulfilled his commandment, and ask to be discharged; and they inform him that John and John have the commission with them.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Isle of Wight, [Hampshire]
- Normandy, [France]
- St Helens, [Hampshire].
- People mentioned
- John Sampson, Lieutenant and Sub-Constable of the Isle of Wight
- John Kikard, Bailiff of the Isle of Wight
- Richard le Taillour (Taylor)
- Adam Cartere (Carter)
- Thomas Portefas, ship's master
- Nicholas Moughter, ship's master
- Thomas Valayns, ship's master
- John Hakard
- Nicholas Fevere.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated on the basis of the hand.
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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/C9518002/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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