Nicholas Russel (Russell), merchant of Florence. Russel (Russell) Nicholas Lord Latimer....

Petitioners

Nicholas Russel (Russell), merchant of Florence.

Name(s)

Russel (Russell), Nicholas

Addressees

Lord Latimer.

Occupation

merchant of Florence

Nature of request

Nicholas Russel states that several companions of his, merchants of Florence living at Bruges, bought a ship in Flanders and sent it with wheat from Zealand to Bordeaux, where the wheat was sold by Andrew de Nodde, the merchants' attorney on the ship, who loaded the ship with salt, iron and other merchandise for Bristol. At Bristol Andrew became ill, and in his illness went mad, fell through the window of a house on the bridge, and died. Because of this the King's ministers have seized the ship and its contents. He asks Lord Latimer to write to the council and to his son[-in-law], Lord Nevill, or to the ministers of Bristol, for the release of the ship and its merchandise.

Nature of endorsement

[None]

Places mentioned

Florence, [Italy]

Bruges, [Belgium]

Flanders

Zealand

Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France]

Bristol.

People mentioned

[William le Latimer], Lord Latimer, [Chamberlain of England]

Andrew de Nodde, attorney of merchants of Florence

[John de Nevill (Neville)] Lord Nevill [of Raby].

For a letter with which this petition was formerly enclosed, see SC 8/298/14882

For the petition formerly enclosed with this letter, see SC 8/298/14880