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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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William de Wele and John de Mumby, burgesses of Grimsby. de Wele; de Mumby William;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/299/14937
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/299/14937
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1398-1399]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Wele and John de Mumby, burgesses of Grimsby.
- Name(s)
- de Wele; de Mumby, William; John
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Nature of request
- William de Wele and John de Mumby state that they and all the burgesses of Grimsby have from time immemorial had ships and boats to carry people and other things from Grimsby to Hull or elsewhere; but that since the Wednesday of the feast of Philip and James in the King's twenty-first year, John Pogg, Mayor of Grimsby, has conspired with others of the community of the town to set up a common ferry, which they have leased to William Bylyng at farm; and they have abolished all other boats, on pain of imprisonment and payment of a fine. They request a writ to the Mayor to come before the council on a certain day to answer on these matters.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Grimsby, [Lincolnshire]
- Kingston upon Hull, [East Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- John Pogg, Mayor of Grimsby
- Geoffrey de Askby of Grimsby
- Walter Skynner (Skinner) of Grimsby
- William de Paule (Paull) of Grimsby
- William Elmsale of Grimsby
- Peter de Askby of Grimsby
- John de Bullyngton (Bullington) of Grimsby
- William Bylyng.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to 1398-1399 with reference to the Wednesday of the feast of Philip and James, 21 Richard II [1 May 1398].
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Chancery Files 455.
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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/C9518140/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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