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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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? No Petitioner named Draft writ of Edward II to the bailiffs of England, ordering...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/337/15947
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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Draft writ of Edward II to the bailiffs of England, ordering... dating from [? c. 1310] 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 8/337/15947
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1310]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- ? No Petitioner named
- Nature of request
- Draft writ of Edward II to the bailiffs of England, ordering them to arrest the goods of Scotes or any other merchant of Poperinge entering their bailiwick, as Scotes recently bought two sacks of wool from Combes but then failed to make payment. This is followed by a memorandum that Combes has sought the assistance of the king, requesting that he have letters patent to the bailiffs so that he may have satisfaction of this debt, as he has had no recompense through earlier letters close since the goods are in the hands of other merchants.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Ipswich, [Suffolk]
- Poperinge, [Belgium].
- People mentioned
- Edward II, King of England
- Nicholas de Combes, burgess of Ipswich
- Walter de Scotes, merchant of Poperinge.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1310, with reference to SC 8/270/13474 and SC 8/270/13481, other letters relating to debts owed to Combes for wool by other individuals.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related letter, see SC 8/270/13474
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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)
- Latin
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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/C9529699/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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