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Walter Dalham of Lynne Bisshop. Dalham Walter Council. Dalham requests licence to...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/336/15883

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This record is about the Walter Dalham of Lynne Bisshop. Dalham Walter Council. Dalham requests licence to... dating from [? 1433] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/336/15883
Date
[? 1433]
Description
Petitioners
Walter Dalham of Lynne Bisshop.
Name(s)
Dalham, Walter
Addressees
Council.
Nature of request
Dalham requests licence to sail to Iceland to have delivery of, or restitution for, goods which he lost when servants of the murdered bishop of Iceland used his ship to escape from Iceland.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Lynne Bisshop (King's Lynn), [Norfolk]
Iceland.
People mentioned
[Jon Gerreksson], bishop of [Skalholt,] Iceland.
Note
The petition probably dates to 1433 since it refers to the murder of the bishop of Iceland.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736271/

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