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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Looftehouse (Lofthouse), merchant of York; Richard Wakefeeld (Wakefield), merchant...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/305/15220
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This record is about the John Looftehouse (Lofthouse), merchant of York; Richard Wakefeeld (Wakefield), merchant... dating from [c. 1417] 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 8/305/15220
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1417]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Looftehouse (Lofthouse), merchant of York; Richard Wakefeeld (Wakefield), merchant of York; John Middelham (Middleham), merchant of York.
- Name(s)
- Looftehouse (Lofthouse); Wakefeeld (Wakefield); Middelham (Middleham), John; Richard; John
- Addressees
- Bishop of Winchester, chancellor.
- Occupation
- merchant of York
- Nature of request
- Looftehouse, Wakefeeld and Middelham request a writ to have delivery of their ship called 'le Leynard' of York and its cargo, which ship, while under the protection and safe-conduct of the King of Castile, was arrested and detained with a great quantity of their goods and merchandises by the people of Bernuy. The ship has now been spotted off the coast of Sandwich between La Rochelle and Flanders laden with white wine.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- York
- Bernuy, Castile, [Spain]
- La Rochelle, [France]
- Flanders
- Sandwich, [Kent].
- People mentioned
- [Henry Beaufort], Bishop of Winchester, chancellor
- [John II], King of Castile.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition probably dates to the first half of 1417 since it is addressed to the bishop of Winchester as chancellor. Also in this year Lofthouse and Nicholas Blackburn were granted a licence to go to sea with 'le Leonard' and 'la Trinite' and take fish for the King's household (CPR 1416-22, p. 52).
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen V, vol. II, 1416-1422, (Public Record Office, 1911), p.52 (licence for Lofthouse and Nicholas Blackburn to go to sea with 'le Leonard' and 'la Trinite' and take fish for the King's household)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682432/
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