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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Robert Knolles (Knoll); John de Cobeham (Cobham) of Kent. Knolles (Knoll); de Cobeham...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/85/4233
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This record is about the Robert Knolles (Knoll); John de Cobeham (Cobham) of Kent. Knolles (Knoll); de Cobeham... dating from [1394] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/85/4233
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1394]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Robert Knolles (Knoll); John de Cobeham (Cobham) of Kent.
- Name(s)
- Knolles (Knoll); de Cobeham (Cobham), Robert; John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Places mentioned
- Kent
- Rochester, [Kent]
- Strood, [Kent].
- Nature of request
- Robert Knolles and John de Cobeham of Kent state that they have replaced the old bridge between Rochester and Strood, which was becoming unsafe, with a new stone bridge, at their own cost. They ask the King and council to ordain for the repair and upkeep of this bridge that the people, vills, and other places in Kent that were responsible for the upkeep of the old bridge, each for a section of the bridge as is set out in the schedule attached to this petition, might be responsible for the new bridge, and might choose two wardens of the bridge annually to oversee this upkeep, as they did for the old one, under the advice and ordinance of the petitioners. They also ask that the wardens might acquire by testament lands, tenements and rents to an annual value of 500 marks, for the upkeep of the bridge; and that if the wardens implead others or are impleaded concerning anything belonging to this bridge, that all writs should be in the names of the wardens and continue to be effectual when individual wardens leave office.
- Nature of endorsement
- The King, with the assent of parliament, has granted this petition in all points, excepting only the sum of 500 marks to be purchased: of which sum the King has granted 300 marks, with the aforesaid assent.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- SC 8/86/4255, also making provisions for the new bridge at Rochester, can be dated to 1395 by CPR 1391-6 p.550, and mentions a petition presented to the previous parliament by Robert Knolles and John de Cobham, which resulted in a grant of £200 (300 marks) of lands and rent to support the new bridge. This would therefore appear to be that petition, presented to the parliament of January 1394.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a memorandum of the various responsibilities for the upkeep of the old bridge, formerly attached to this petition, see SC 8/85/4234
For a related petition concerning the new bridge at Rochester, see SC 8/147/7344
For a memorandum of the various responsibilities for the upkeep of the old bridge, apparently attached to SC 8/86/4255, see SC 8/86/4256
For a related petition from the wardens of the new bridge, see SC 8/86/4255
For another petition from the same petitioners concerning the new bridge at Rochester, see SC 8/86/4254
For a near duplicate of SC 8/86/4254, see SC 8/119/5934
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 4686
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148775/
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