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?, wife of John de Northwod. King and council. [The petition is mostly illegible.]...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/131/6541

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This record is about the ?, wife of John de Northwod. King and council. [The petition is mostly illegible.]... dating from [c. 1325-c.1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/131/6541
Date
[c. 1325-c.1350]
Description
Petitioners
?, wife of John de Northwod.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
[The petition is mostly illegible.]
Nature of endorsement
Since this petition concerns the chancery it should be sent before the chancellor.
Places mentioned
Isle of Sheppey, [Kent].
People mentioned
John de Northwod (Northwood).
Note
The petition is very difficult to read and a firm historical context has not been established; from the hand, and the use of t French in the endorsement, it would seem to date from the second quarter of the fourteenth century.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 6247
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208724/

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