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Simon Heron, merchant of Dinan; John de Ligne, merchant of Dinan. Heron; de Ligne...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/304/15197

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Reference
SC 8/304/15197
Date
[1418]
Description
Petitioners
Simon Heron, merchant of Dinan; John de Ligne, merchant of Dinan.
Name(s)
Heron; de Ligne, Simon; John
Addressees
Bishop of Durham, Chancellor.
Occupation
merchant
Nature of request
Heron and Ligne request the King's letters patent of safe-conduct to last until Easter next for going to and returning from Brittany to pursue their goods taken by the English during the truce between the King and their lord, the Duke of Brittany.
Nature of endorsement
On 25 October in the 6th year [1418] the council agreed that letters of safe-conduct should be made for the petitioners to last until 1 February next for going to and returning from Brittany.
Places mentioned
Dinan, Brittany, [France].
People mentioned
[Thomas Langley], Bishop of Durham, Chancellor
[John VI], Duke of Brittany.
Note
The endorsement is dated 25 October in the 6th year of Henry V (1418).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Early Chancery Proceedings, Bundle 5, 56.
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen V, vol. II, 1416-1422, (Public Record Office, 1911), p.204 (commission on complaint by petitioners)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9528944/

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