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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Michell (Michel, Mitchell) of London, fishmonger. Michell (Michel, Mitchell)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/290/14477
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This record is about the John Michell (Michel, Mitchell) of London, fishmonger. Michell (Michel, Mitchell)... dating from 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 8/290/14477
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1417
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Michell (Michel, Mitchell) of London, fishmonger.
- Name(s)
- Michell (Michel, Mitchell), John
- Addressees
- Council.
- Occupation
- fishmonger
- Nature of request
- John Michell states that he loaded a ship of Calais, whose master was John Plays, in London with wine and wheat, paying the custom on this before departure, but because the ship arrived at Calais some days before the cocket, the searchers (Customs officers) at Calais seized the aforesaid goods, and refuse to release them without a sufficient warrant. He requests a writ to the searchers to deliver these goods to the petitioner or his servants.
- Nature of endorsement
- On 10 October in the fifth year of King Henry V, present in the council at Westminster the Duke of Bedford, Guardian of England, T, Duke of Exeter, T, Bishop of Durham, Chancellor of England, T. Erpyngham, S Felbrigg, R. de Euere and R. Redemane, knights, it was agreed that a writ should be issued under the great seal according to the effect of this petition.
- Places mentioned
- London
- Calais, [France]
- Westminster.
- People mentioned
- John Plays, master of a ship of Calais
- Henry V, King of England
- [John of Lancaster], Duke of Bedford, Guardian of England
- Thomas [Beaufort], Duke of Exeter
- Thomas [Langley], Bishop of Durham and Chancellor of England
- Thomas Erpyngham (Erpingham), knight
- Simon Felbrigg, knight
- R. de Euere, knight
- R. Redemane, knight.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The endorsement is dated 10 October 5 Henry V (1317).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a transcript, see p.113 of PRO 31/7/137
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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/C9735639/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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