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Ralph Kaul and Alice Kaul his wife, of Cornwall Kaul; Kaul Ralph; Alice King Ralph...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/54/2695

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This record is about the Ralph Kaul and Alice Kaul his wife, of Cornwall Kaul; Kaul Ralph; Alice King Ralph... dating from [1388] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/54/2695
Date
[1388]
Description
Petitioners
Ralph Kaul and Alice Kaul his wife, of Cornwall
Name(s)
Kaul; Kaul, Ralph; Alice
Addressees
King
Nature of request
Ralph Kaul and Alice his wife ask for restitution of a messuage in Bodmin, of which they were forcibly disseised by Robert Tresilian, and which was seized by the king's officers as forfeit after he was attainted of treason, although they had again entered it before that. They state that it was found before the officers, John Kentwode and William de Horbery, that they were disseised as they say, but that they do not want to restore the messuage to them without another command from the king and council.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Bodmin, Cornwall
People mentioned
Robert Tresilian, justice
John Kentwode, knight
William de Horbery, clerk
Note
CPR 1385-9 p.541 is dated 10 July 1388, and seems likely to be a response to this petition.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 4694
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. III, 1385-1389, (Public Record Office, 1900), p.541 (commission to inquire into this matter, amongst other similar cases)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062912/

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