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? No Petitioner named The response of Scrope, Brantingham and the mayors of the town...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/303/15132

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Reference
SC 8/303/15132
Date
[1366]
Description
Petitioners
? No Petitioner named
Nature of request
The response of Scrope, Brantingham and the mayors of the town and staple of Calais, written at Calais on 7 November, to the chancellor with respect to Edward III's letter of 26 October in his 40th year [1366] regarding Manfeld's petition, that the current number of porters cannot be improved upon and that no master of porters is necessary.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Calais, [France]
Westminster.
People mentioned
[Simon Langham, Chancellor]
Henry le Scrop (Scrope), governor of Calais
Thomas de Brantyngham (Brantingham), treasurer of Calais
mayor of Calais
mayor of the Staple of Calais
John Manfeld (Manfield)
lieutenant of the mayor of the Staple of Calais.
Note
The petition is dated internally to 7 November. Since the cited letter of Edward III dates to 26 October in the fortieth year, this petition must likewise date to 1366.
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Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French and Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9528879/

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