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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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Laurence de Lagule, merchant of Bordeaux. de Lagule Laurence Chancellor. merchant...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/300/14958
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This record is about the Laurence de Lagule, merchant of Bordeaux. de Lagule Laurence Chancellor. merchant... dating from [? 1377-? 1399] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/300/14958
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1377-? 1399]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Laurence de Lagule, merchant of Bordeaux.
- Name(s)
- de Lagule, Laurence
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Occupation
- merchant of Bordeaux
- Nature of request
- Laurence de Lagule states that before Christmas he came to Ipswich with his wines, and the bailiffs of Ipswich are demanding that he pay 6d in the pound for the sale of his wines, over and above the customary 2s to the King, and have arrested his goods for this. He requests a writ to the bailiffs to deliver his goods and not to obstruct him, provided that he pays the 2s and any other ancient customs which are due.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Bordeaux, [Guyenne, France]
- Ipswich, [Suffolk].
- People mentioned
- Bailiffs of Ipswich.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- A note on the dorse states that this petition has been taken from Chancery files of the time of Richard II, and this would seem to accord with 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/C9518161/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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