▁a ▁gold ▁ship ment ▁in ▁ 1 3 3 2 . ▁▁ ▁Francesco ▁Peg ol otti ▁himself ▁was ▁a ▁business man ▁in ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁Comp ag nia ▁dei ▁B ardi , ▁and ▁in ▁this ▁capacity ▁we ▁find ▁him ▁at ▁Ant werp ▁from ▁ 1 3 1 5 ▁( or ▁earlier ) ▁to ▁ 1 3 1 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁office ▁from ▁ 1 3 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 3 2 1 , ▁and ▁is ▁recorded ▁( as ▁Bal du ch ) ▁as ▁having ▁de alt ▁directly ▁with ▁King ▁Edward ▁II . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁Cy pr us ▁from ▁ 1 3 2 4 ▁to ▁ 1 3 2 7 , ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 3 3 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 3 2 4 ▁at ▁Fam ag usta ▁he ▁negoti ated ▁a ▁reduction ▁of ▁custom s ▁duties ▁for ▁the ▁Comp ag nia ▁dei ▁B ardi ▁and ▁for ▁those ▁identified ▁as ▁Flor ent ine ▁mer ch ants ▁by ▁the ▁B ardi ▁representative ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁In ▁ 1 3 3 5 ▁he ▁obtained ▁from ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁a ▁grant ▁of ▁privileges ▁for ▁Flor ent ine ▁trade . ▁In ▁ 1 3 3 1 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 2 ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁Flor ent ine ▁politics ▁as ▁a ▁Gon fal ion ere ▁di ▁Comp ag nia ; ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 6 ▁he ▁held ▁a ▁higher ▁position , ▁Gon fal ion ere ▁di ▁Gi ust izia .