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John de Syggeston (Sigston). de Syggeston (Sigston) John King and council. Scotland...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/73/3647

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This record is about the John de Syggeston (Sigston). de Syggeston (Sigston) John King and council. Scotland... dating from [c. 1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/73/3647
Date
[c. 1327]
Description
Petitioners
John de Syggeston (Sigston).
Name(s)
de Syggeston (Sigston), John
Addressees
King and council.
Places mentioned
Scotland
[Essex].
Nature of request
Syggeston requests that he can have an assignment from the sheriff of Essex or from certain others where he pleases for money owed by bill of account in the Wardrobe of his fee, robes and wages . . . from Scotland while he resided with the king's father.
Nature of endorsement
.
Note
The petition probably dates to 1327 as the petition refers to service with the king's father, and the petition is not from the earlier period of Edward II's reign. In addition, another petition by the same petitioner on the same matter is securely dated to 1327 (SC 8/310/15467).
Related material

For a related petition see SC 8/310/15467

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 7350
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107421/

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