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Nicholas de la More, son and heir of John de la More of Bray. More Nicholas King...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/108/5369

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This record is about the Nicholas de la More, son and heir of John de la More of Bray. More Nicholas King... dating from [c. 1309-c. 1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/108/5369
Date
[c. 1309-c. 1327]
Description
Petitioners
Nicholas de la More, son and heir of John de la More of Bray.
Name(s)
More, Nicholas
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The petitioner requests relief on debts charged in the exchequer for ten acres of land in Windsor Forest.
Nature of endorsement
Let the treasurer and barons of the exchequer inquire into the matter and relieve the petitioner as appropriate.
Places mentioned
Bray, [Berkshire]
Windsor Forest, [Berkshire].
People mentioned
John de la More
William Troussel (Trussell)
John de Droxford, treasurer of the wardrobe
Oliver Bourdeis.
Note
The petition clearly dates to the reign of Edward II, and since it refers to John Droxford as the late keeper of the wardrobe must be after 1309.
Related material

For transcript, see no.57 of PRO 31/7/95

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2895
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149940/

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