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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Arnold (Arnaut) de la Farge, merchant of Gascony. de la Farge Arnold (Arnaut) King...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/288/14365
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This record is about the Arnold (Arnaut) de la Farge, merchant of Gascony. de la Farge Arnold (Arnaut) King... dating from [1316-1325] 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 8/288/14365
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1316-1325]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Arnold (Arnaut) de la Farge, merchant of Gascony.
- Name(s)
- de la Farge, Arnold (Arnaut)
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- merchant of Gascony
- Nature of request
- Arnold de la Farge states that he and other merchants had loaded a ship of Normandy with white wine for Flanders, and that it was driven into Portsmouth by the weather. There, Stephen Dabindon, the king's butler, took 2 tuns as the king's prise, and allowed them to do as they pleased with the remainder: but when they wished to take their ship to Flanders, the bailiff of Portsmouth would not let them, saying that he had a command that no victuals were to pass out of England. They request a writ to the bailiff to allow them to pass with their merchandise to where they can best profit from it.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Gascony, [France]
- Normandy, [France]
- Flanders
- Portsmouth, [Hampshire].
- People mentioned
- Stephen Dabindon (Abingdon), king's butler.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to 1316-1325 with reference to Stephen de Abingdon, who is mentioned as being appointed to be chief butler in CPR 1313-17 p.520 (21 July 1316), and who is still the king's butler on 21 August 1325 (CPR 1324-7 p. 166) but who has been replaced by Benedict de Folsham by 16 October in that year (CPR 1324-7 p.184).
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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/C9735526/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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