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John Dengayne, Sheriff of Huntingdon. Dengayne John King and council Sheriff of Huntingdon...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/44/2190

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Reference
SC 8/44/2190
Date
[1377]
Description
Petitioners
John Dengayne, Sheriff of Huntingdon.
Name(s)
Dengayne, John
Addressees
King and council
Occupation
Sheriff of Huntingdon
Nature of request
Dengayne states that because of the feebleness of the prisons in his keeping several prisoners have escaped. He requests that he is pardoned for the escapes.
Nature of endorsement
He should sue for the grace of the lord king.
Places mentioned
Huntingdon, [Huntingdonshire]
Hail Weston, [Huntingdonshire]
Grantesden (Great Gransden), [Huntingdonshire].
People mentioned
Stephen Woderode
John Clogon
John Skelton of Hail Weston, Wright
John Chapman
Adam Shepherd of Gransden.
Note
The petition must date to the period from the death of Edward III to the end of the term of Engayne as sheriff (22 June 1377-26 November 1377), the petition referring to several of the prisoners having pardons from the king's grandfather.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2817
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062400/

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