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John de la Marche. Marche John King and council. Marche requests that a writ be sent...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/60/2976

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Reference
SC 8/60/2976
Date
[c. 1324]
Description
Petitioners
John de la Marche.
Name(s)
Marche, John
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Marche requests that a writ be sent to Clivedon to constrain Larcher to render an account to him for the issues of the shrievalty of Jersey. Larcher was made his attorney to receive the issues, but Marche has not been able to have an account for the same.
Nature of endorsement
Let it be ordered by writ to the keeper of the Isles containing this petition that he call before him Larcher and right and justice to Marche according to the usages of the Isles.
Places mentioned
Jersey, Channel Islands].
People mentioned
William Larcher, also known as William Cok, Attorney of the petitioner
William Cok, also known as William Larcher, Attorney of the petitioner
John de Clivedon, Keeper of the Isles.
Note
The petition seems to date to c. 1324 for Clivedon was notified that it was not necessary for him to remain in the Channel Islands on 16 July 1325 (CCR 1323-7, p.391).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5630
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Ancient Petitions of the Chancery and the Exchequer ayant trait aux Iles de la Manche, (Societe Jersiaise, 1902), pp.40-1 (full summary of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9063196/

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