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John Andreu (Andrew) of Scarborough. Andreu (Andrew) John Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/301/15049

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This record is about the John Andreu (Andrew) of Scarborough. Andreu (Andrew) John Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor.... dating from [1416] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/301/15049
Date
[1416]
Description
Petitioners
John Andreu (Andrew) of Scarborough.
Name(s)
Andreu (Andrew), John
Addressees
Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor.
Nature of request
Andreu requests that Reed be granted a licence to charge a ship with various goods and go to Scotland to pay Andreu's ransom as he and his goods were taken by the Scots at South Shields, and he remains in prison.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Scarborough, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
South Shields, [County Durham]
Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland].
People mentioned
[Henry Beaufort], Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor
William Reed, brother-in-law of the petitioner.
Note
The petition dates to 1403-1404 as other petitions originally from Chancery Files 528 date to these years.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Chancery Files 548.
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9518253/

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