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Christian Cruce, ship's master. Cruce Christian Chancellor. ship's master Cruce,...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/303/15104

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This record is about the Christian Cruce, ship's master. Cruce Christian Chancellor. ship's master Cruce,... dating from [1380] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/303/15104
Date
[1380]
Description
Petitioners
Christian Cruce, ship's master.
Name(s)
Cruce, Christian
Addressees
Chancellor.
Occupation
ship's master
Nature of request
Cruce, master of 'le Palmedagh' of Bruges, requests that a writ be directed to Enterden, master of 'le Hulke' of Smallhyhe, to deliver the 8 tuns of fresh herring, 5 tuns of pitch and case containing belongings worth 24 nobles which he and his crew took by force of war from Cruce's ship while it was on its way to England, between Dover and Whitsand.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Bruges, Flanders [Belgium]
Smallhythe, [Kent]
Dover, [Kent]
Whitsand, [Cornwall].
People mentioned
[Simon Sudbury, Archbishop of Canterbury], Chancellor
Philip Enterden, ship's master.
Note
This petition dates to 1380 since this is the date of the writ directed to Enterden in accordance with this petition (CCR 1377-81, p. 405).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1914), p.405 (writ to Enterden in accordance with petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9528851/

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