A Calendar of Early Chancery Proceedings Relating to West Country Shipping, 1388-1493 - Devon & Cornwall Record Society

England Court of Chancery., Dorothy M. Gardiner (editor), Devon and Cornwall Record Society

Paperback (01 Jan 1976)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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, manyrelating 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.

About the Publisher

Devon and Cornwall Record Society

Boydell & Brewer Ltd was formed in 1978. It merged two companies, Boydell Press and D.S. Brewer, whose founders, Richard Barber and Derek Brewer, were themselves scholars - Brewer a Chaucer specialist and subsequently Professor of English and Master of Emmanuel College, Barber a medieval historian and Arthurian. Richard Barber is still a highly active scholar and continues to publish eminently in his own right and offers a vast amount of knowledge and experience to Boydell & Brewer.

Book information

ISBN:	9780901853202
Publisher:	Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:	Devon and Cornwall Record Society
Pub date:	01 Jan 1976
DEWEY:	343.42096
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	152
Weight:	250g
Height:	240mm
Width:	155mm
Spine width:	10mm