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John de Cretyngge. de Cretyngge John King and council. Cretyngge requests the king's...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/83/4136

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SC 8/83/4136
Date
[1322]
Description
Petitioners
John de Cretyngge.
Name(s)
de Cretyngge, John
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Cretyngge requests the king's grace as he had £40 of money from Godmanchester by gift of the late earl of Lancaster but because he did not come at the earl's command he seized this.
Nature of endorsement
He should show what he has of this thing contained in the petition in Chancery, and let the inquisition concerning the seisin etc. be shown to the king.
Places mentioned
Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire.
People mentioned
Thomas [of Lancaster], Earl of Lancaster.
Note
The petition is dated to 1322 as an inquisition was held in response to the petition on 28 June 1322 (CIM 1307-49, no.466).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2163
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.466 (inquisition concerning Cretyngge's loss of the rent)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148678/

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