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John Cherlton (Charlton), merchant of Plymouth. Cherlton (Charlton) John Chancellor....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/299/14939

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This record is about the John Cherlton (Charlton), merchant of Plymouth. Cherlton (Charlton) John Chancellor.... dating from [1398-1399] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/299/14939
Date
[1398-1399]
Description
Petitioners
John Cherlton (Charlton), merchant of Plymouth.
Name(s)
Cherlton (Charlton), John
Addressees
Chancellor.
Occupation
merchant of Plymouth
Nature of request
John Cherlton states that he had a ship, the 'Mary' of Plymouth, fully loaded with wines and other merchandise in the port of Plymouth, and that Stephen Derneforde the elder maliciously brought plaints of debt in the courts of the Admiralty and the Watercourt against him, John Horewode, John Blakeston and others, and that by maintenance and collusion of William Bentele, Henry Crese and John Sampson the younger he had the ship and its contents seized on the Tuesday before the feast of the Ascension last, and is still under arrest, in order to extort from John a false custom paid to the bailiffs of the court for the non-suit of his adversaries; and he cannot have delivery of his ship by the law of the land, unless he pays this custom. He requests writs to John Horewode, John Blakeston, William Bentele, Henry Crese and John Sampson, to appear before the King's council to answer to him for this trespass and arrest, and to deliver his ship and goods to him, on sufficient security that he will answer to anyone wishing to complain against him.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Plymouth, [Devon].
People mentioned
Stephen Derneforde the elder
John Horewode
John Blakeston
William Bentele (Bentley)
Henry Crese
John Sampson the younger of Plymouth.
Note
Other petitions from Chancery Files 455 (SC 8/299/14934, SC 8/299/14936, SC 8/299/14937) seem to be datable to 1398-1399; and this petition probably also dates to this period.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Chancery Files 455.
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9518142/

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