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Nicholas de Saunford, clerk of John Fitz Thomas. de Saunford Nicholas King. Saunford...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/71/3502

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Reference
SC 8/71/3502
Date
[1302]
Description
Petitioners
Nicholas de Saunford, clerk of John Fitz Thomas.
Name(s)
de Saunford, Nicholas
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Saunford requests that he be released from £30 that he owes the king, or will allow him to pay it in instalments for his service in Scotland and because he has been robbed three times in Ireland.
Nature of endorsement
Before the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer and let it be attermined by him according to their discretion.
Places mentioned
Scotland
Ireland.
People mentioned
John Fitz Thomas.
Note
The petition dates to 1302 when Saunford was granted payment in instalments (CCR 1296-1302, p.518).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 7235
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw I, vol. IV, 1296-1302, (Public Record Office, 1906), p.518 (grant of payment in instalments)
  • Irish Material in the Class of Ancient Petitions (SC 8) in the Public Record Office, Analecta Hibernica, vol. XXIV, P. Connolly, (Stationery Office of Ireland, 1987), p.24 (brief calendar of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107275/

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