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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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Italian merchants residing in the city of London. Bishop of Bath, Chancellor. The...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/302/15072
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This record is about the Italian merchants residing in the city of London. Bishop of Bath, Chancellor. The... dating from [1424-1443] 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 8/302/15072
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1424-1443]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Italian merchants residing in the city of London.
- Addressees
- Bishop of Bath, Chancellor.
- Nature of request
- The merchants request aid and the restoration of the ship of Nantes with their cargo charged on it which was on its way to London with the fleet of La Baye and Nantes and was arrested by the water-bailiff of Plymouth.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- La Baye (Bay of Bourgneuf), [Brittany, France]
- Nantes, [Brittany, France]
- Ploumoude (Plymouth), [Devon]
- London.
- People mentioned
- [John Stafford], Bishop of Bath and Wells, Chancellor
- Oliver Pobillon, master of a ship of Nantes
- Thomas Lacon, water-bailiff of Plymouth.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1424-1443 because it is addressed to the bishop of Bath as chancellor, and John Stafford served as chancellor whilst Bishop of Bath between those dates.
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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/C9518276/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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