Foreign Merchants

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This page is for material relating to foreign merchants. Enter under the document year. Entries should just be pasted in series after the year.

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  • T1308 A: Andreas Boncrestien, "sursinus", and Orlandus de Parem, servant of magister Andreas le Marshal, Lombard merchants, attached to respond the king, Nicholaus Pycot and Nigel Drury, sheriffs of London, and Hildebrand de Novo Curia, a German merchant, for trespass [1]

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  • H1339 A: London. Kellus Donasi, merchant of Lucca v. Ralph de la Marche, tailor, writ of trespass, capias returnable in octaves of the Purification.[2], sicut prius capias returnable in quindene of Easter [3] sj
  • H1339 B: Canterbury. Richard de Morton v. Hildebrand Suderman, German merchant, continuation of a plea enrolled in Michaelmas term 1338 m 39d [4], Carta mercatoria c. 6 quoted and confirmation of this article by Edward III in letter dated 18 Oct. 1338 enrolled, argued that Suderman was a German merchant and that there was a fair on the day of the trespass and two days thereafter, early example of half tongue jury (referred to in the case noted under E1348 B [5],[6] sj

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  • H1344 A: Yorkshire. Benjamin Skilmyn of Florence of York v. Walter Flemyng parson of Appleton in Rydale. Trespass jury summons. [7], [8] rcp
  • E1344 A: Oxfordshire. Nicholas Sperkyng de Westhamme v. Barald de Valentre de Florencia, Palmer Fraunceys de Florencia, James Fraunceys de Florencia, Joseph son of Robert Alisaun de Caldecote, John de Burgeys, and Thomas Stturdy. Trespass. No indication of merchant status. [9] rcp

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  • M1346 A: Lincolnshire. Ralph de Beke merchant of Germany v. Richard Thousandpoint of Boston jr, William de Houeden, John son of Lawrence and John son of Thomas de Boston. Trespass. [10]

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  • T1347 A: Middlesex.John Flotship de Coloyne v. Henekyn de Waryngham. Whereas John had recovered before the sheriffs of London against Francis Savage servant of the society of the Bardi by a bill of trespass 100 p.s., for which Francis was committed to Newgate and afterwards Francis was sent before king's bench where he produced a quitclaim from John, so that he was mainperned by Henekyn and others, but Henekyn did not appear. [11] rcp
  • M1347 A: Hunts. Conrad de Afflen' and Ralph Beek merchants of Germany v. William Bokeston and John Binlly collectors of wool granted to the king in the town of Huntingdon. Conditions for the collection of wool against foreign merchants. [12], [13], [14]; [15], [16], [17] rcp; mentioned in case in Exchequer in Trin 1352 (here name of one of the wool collectors is John de Bully) [18]SJ

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  • E1348 A: London. Two cases of trespass brought by Bartholomew Corsyn, merchant of Florence, one of them against Peter Gwerner, merchant of Florence. [19], [20], [21], [22]
  • E1348 B: Warwickshire. Thomas son of Thomas de Toltham of Coventry v. Henry Hengestenbert, Herman Werke, and Haukin Hildebrandsouthermanesservant. Trespass for breaking close at Coventry and taking a horse worth 40s and other goods worth 200p.s. (grains, silver cups etc., cloths, and household utensils). Plea of not guilty. Defendants claimed a jury, half of whom would be German merchants, under a charter of 31 Edward I, which grant was used under Edward II in Chancery in a case between Adam le Clerk de Lenne and John Scotrop, Bernard Flourkyn, Tydeman de Monasterio and many others, merchants of Germany. That liberty was granted also in 12 Edward III and on the roll of Hilary term 22 Edward III, m. 69. That kind of jury was granted, but followed by successive orders to summon such a jury, seemingly without much success. [23]
  • M1348 A: John Mareys v. Gerkyn Wangford, Fretheric Stowe, and Rotergus Grulle, merchants of Estland. The king appointed Mareys Ulnager, and Ulnager properly appointed Thomas Goldyng of Lynn as his deputy in Boston. The defendants impeded him from doing his duty. [24]


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  • M1350 A: Lincolnshire. Hildebrand Suderman merchant of Germany & Tydeman Daleman merchant of Germany v. Ditmar Clippyng merchant of Germany, John Spicenagel merchant of Germany, and John Cromhous merchant of Germany. Trespass. [25], [26], [27], [28] rcp

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  • M1351 A: Phillip de Bares, Peter Ralph de Bardes, and Nicholas Marim merchants of the society of the Bardi acknowledge receipt of debts from the Abbot of Bruern. [29] rcp

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  • T1352 A: copy of Carta Mercatoria, mentioned in a note on the mid-fourteenth century copy held by the Stadtarchiv Dortmund [30][31] SJ
  • T1352 B: half tongue jury (German merchants) allowed after discussion with treasurer, chancellor, chief justice and justices from both benches [32]SJ

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  • H1454 A: London. Bill of custody for trespass brought by Thomas Frye against Sanctus Trone, formerly of London, merchant, later identified as being an Italian merchant and therefore demanding a half-Italian jury. Sheriff returned panel which did not indicate which of the jurors were aliens which leads to a new venire facias writ being issued. [33], [34] SJ

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  • T1456 A: Middlesex: Bill of Middlesex for trespass brought by Abbot of Westminster v. Andreas Effamat,later identified as from Greece. Sheriff returned an all-English jury because he could not find any Greeks in his bailiwick. Jury found Andreas guilty: KB 27/781 m 93d [35] SJ

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  • E1530 A: Error. Common pleas (17 Henry VIII). Debt. Jasper de Ponte and Bernard Gavetto administrators of James de Ponte merchant of Genoa and Thomas Parker and Mary his wife coadministrator and late the widow of James de Ponte v. Peter Eggecombe of Stonehouse, Devon, knight and Katherine his wife coadministrator of Janetta ap Thomas de Carmarden in the March of Wales widow late the wife of Rise ap Thomas knight of the goods and chattels that were of Gryffyth ap Rise knight. [36] rcp
  • E1530 B: London. William Mounslowe citizen and mercer of London v. Casanus Spynula merchant of Genoa. Debt of 5 p.s. [37] rcp
  • E1530 C: London. Christopher Carcano merchant of Milan v. Cazanus Spinula merchant of Genoa. Debt of 5 p.s. 6s6d. [38] rcp
  • M1530 A: London. Martin de Guynea merchant of Spain v. Walter Webe citizen and grocer of London. Debt for 10 p.s. [39] rcp
  • M1530 B: London. Diego de Arbieto merchant of Spain v. Walter Webbe citizen and grocer of London. Debt for 19 p.s. [40] rcp

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