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John de Munden. de Munden John King and council. Munden requests remedy and that...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/62/3052

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This record is about the John de Munden. de Munden John King and council. Munden requests remedy and that... dating from [c. 1372] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/62/3052
Date
[c. 1372]
Description
Petitioners
John de Munden.
Name(s)
de Munden, John
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Munden requests remedy and that he is able to have suit against Wroth of a writ to make the record and process be brought before the mayor of the city of London so that justice can be done to him for Wroth sued several pleas of account against him, and he has been imprisoned for 21 years because of this. There are errors in the record and process and he has unsuccessfully sued to bring the record and process before the mayors because of Wroth's influence.
Nature of endorsement
He should sue in Chancery and right will be done to him on this.
Places mentioned
London.
People mentioned
John Wroth, late one of the sheriffs of London
Joan [de Munden], widow of John de Munden
William [de Munden], son of John de Munden
John de Chichestre (Chichester), late mayor of London
John de Beernes (Bernes), late mayor of London.
Related material

For an earlier petition on this same matter by the same petitioner see SC 8/61/3046

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5799
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9106815/

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