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Denis Belle of Ypres. Belle Denis King [altered from John Droxford, treasurer] Belle...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/312/E28

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This record is about the Denis Belle of Ypres. Belle Denis King [altered from John Droxford, treasurer] Belle... dating from [c. 1299] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/312/E28
Date
[c. 1299]
Description
Petitioners
Denis Belle of Ypres.
Name(s)
Belle, Denis
Addressees
King [altered from John Droxford, treasurer]
Nature of request
Belle requests that the king will cause him to be paid for cloth taken from him at the fairs of Boston and Winchester by Husthwaite for which he has not been paid as he dare not return home for default of payment.
Nature of endorsement
To the Exchequer.
Places mentioned
Ypres, [Belgium]
Boston, [Lincolnshire]
Winchester, [Hampshire].
People mentioned
John de Hustweyt (Husthwaite)
John de Drokenesford (Droxford), Treasurer.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1299 as the petition refers to the goods being taken in 27 year of Edward I.
Related material

For another petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/312/E28

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529077/

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