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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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Merchants of Douai. King. The merchants of Douai of the land of the Count of Flanders,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/309/15438
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This record is about the Merchants of Douai. King. The merchants of Douai of the land of the Count of Flanders,... dating from [? c. 1382-1435] 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 8/309/15438
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1382-1435]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Merchants of Douai.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The merchants of Douai of the land of the Count of Flanders, who has recently settled with the King's people concerning pledges here and overseas, request that the King and council view certain articles on their business in the realm and that they may come and go safely to and from the realm as they have done for a long time.
- Nature of endorsement
- The articles should be viewed and heard by those whom the King will assign.
- Places mentioned
- Douai, [Artois, France].
- People mentioned
- Count of Flanders.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to after 1382 when the Count of Flanders gained possession of Artois, and may date to after the Treaty of Troyes in 1420 but before the Treaty of Arras in 1435.
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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/C9529035/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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