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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Forneaus (Furness); William Kokerel (Cockerel). de Forneaus (Furness); Kokerel...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/112/5557
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This record is about the John de Forneaus (Furness); William Kokerel (Cockerel). de Forneaus (Furness); Kokerel... dating from [1331] 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 8/112/5557
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1331]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Forneaus (Furness); William Kokerel (Cockerel).
- Name(s)
- de Forneaus (Furness); Kokerel (Cockerel), John; William
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Forneaus and Kokerel request that they be discharged from a demand for £20 by a recognisance to Despenser as Despenser imprisoned them in the Tower until they made the recognisance
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face].The recognisance made in the Chancery.[On dorse].They should aid themselves by the Statute made for such duresses.
- Places mentioned
- Tower of London, [London].
- People mentioned
- Hugh le Despenser, the son.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1331 as Furness was pardoned £20 on 20 August 1331, and Cockerel was discharged from the payment of a rather larger sum of £100 on 15 October 1331, though both sums had been extorted by Despenser (CPR 1330-4, p.90; CCR 1330-3, p.269).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.22 of PRO 31/7/96
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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 3529
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1333, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.269 (order to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer to discharge Cockerel of £100)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.90 (pardon to Furness of £20)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150224/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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