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William de Leard, Doctor of Law. de Leard William King and council. The petitioner...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/58/2863

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This record is about the William de Leard, Doctor of Law. de Leard William King and council. The petitioner... dating from [c. 1325-c. 1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/58/2863
Date
[c. 1325-c. 1350]
Description
Petitioners
William de Leard, Doctor of Law.
Name(s)
de Leard, William
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The petitioner seeks exclusive appointment to a benefice with all concessions etc., and the voidance of a judgement made against him, by which he has lost goods and chattels from his estate.
Nature of endorsement
[Illegible].
Note
No positive context has been established for this petition, and it has been dated tentatively to the second quarter of the fourteenth century on the basis of the hand.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5323
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9063083/

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