This volume lists proceedings from the royal court of chancery relating to shipping and seafaring activities in Devon and Cornwall in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. They include a variety of complaints and requests, many relating to the taking of ships and their cargoes during periods of warfare between England and France. They tell us much about medieval maritime history, as well as about the importance of shipping in Devon and Cornwall.
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Anbieter: Postscript Books, Newton Abbot, DEVON, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: New. From Early Chancery Proceedings - judicial records including plaintiffs' petitions, defendants' answers and decrees, and orders of the court - Dorothy Gardiner has extracted those relating to the maritime activities of men of Devon and Cornwall and their ships. The majority of the documents are petitions seeking the assistance of the chancellor in the redress of grievances or reparations. With introduction, notes and index. Artikel-Nr. 517856
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