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William Knolle of Dartmouth. Knolle William Council. Knolle seeks to be released...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/119/5942

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Reference
SC 8/119/5942
Date
[1376]
Description
Petitioners
William Knolle of Dartmouth.
Name(s)
Knolle, William
Addressees
Council.
Nature of request
Knolle seeks to be released from the Tower of London, where he has been committed by order of the Admiral of the West.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Dartmouth, [Devon]
Tower of London, [London].
People mentioned
Admiral of the West.
Note
Knolle's release was ordered on 20 May 1376 (CCR 1374-7, p.313).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 4670
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. XIV, 1374-1377, (Public Record Office, 1913), p.313 (order to Alan de Buxhull, constable of the Tower of London, to release William Knolle)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150626/

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