Licence to Carry Corn to Mann and the Western March of Scotland, 1400 · Revestment 1765

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Name: Licence to Carry Corn to Mann and the Western March of Scotland, 1400
Description: A royal licence granted by Henry IV permitting three merchants (John Hale, John Maystry, and Alexander Mercer of Cockermouth) to purchase 500 quarters of corn in Ireland and transport it to the Isle of Man and western Scotland for relief of the King's subjects. This document demonstrates medieval trade patterns, royal commercial regulation, and the Isle of Man's position within English maritime jurisdiction.
Date: 6 June 1400
Place: Westminster; Isle of Man; England; Ireland; Scotland
Related To: Henry IV
Collection: Scottish and English Contention
Type: Primary Source Transcription
Date Created: 1400-06-06
Creator: Henry IV, King of England
Audience: The King's officers in Ireland, England, Scotland: lieutenant, chancellor, treasurer, barons, justices, admirals, captains, castellans, customs collectors, sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, constables
Identifier: Rotuli Scotiae; 1 Hen. IV
Language: English (with Latin heading and formula)