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William Pedrewe, burgess of Nantes. Pedrewe William King and council. Pedrewe requests...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/332/15724

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Reference
SC 8/332/15724
Date
[1403]
Description
Petitioners
William Pedrewe, burgess of Nantes.
Name(s)
Pedrewe, William
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Pedrewe requests restitution of his ship called 'le Seint Croys' of Nantes, which on its return from Croutoy by the islands of Guernsey was captured by a barge of Poole of which Bille is master. He also requests a commission to Drax and the mayors of Poole and Wareham to deliver his ship to him.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Nantes, [Brittany, France]
Croutoy, Picardy, [France]
Guernsey
Poole, [Dorset]
Wareham, [Dorset].
People mentioned
Richard Bylle (Bille) of Wareham
[Joan of Navarre], Queen of England
Richard Drax, serjeant at arms
mayor of Poole
mayor of Wareham.
Note
The petition dates to 1403 when Drax was commissioned to enquire into the petitioner's complaint (CPR 1401-5, p. 282), following which his ship was returned (CCR 1405-9, p. 89).
Related material

For a related petition from the same petitioner see SC 8/166/8259

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Close Rolls, Hen IV, vol. III, 1405-1409, (Public Record Office, 1931), p.89 (order to deliver ship to petitioner)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. II, 1401-1405, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.282 (commission of enquiry into petitioner's complaint)
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