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Henry Rokhawe, goldsmith of London. Rokhawe Henry King and council. goldsmith Complaint...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/138/6876

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This record is about the Henry Rokhawe, goldsmith of London. Rokhawe Henry King and council. goldsmith Complaint... dating from [1378] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/138/6876
Date
[1378]
Description
Petitioners
Henry Rokhawe, goldsmith of London.
Name(s)
Rokhawe, Henry
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
goldsmith
Nature of request
Complaint that Alice Perrers had the petitioner unjustly imprisoned in the forty-third year of the reign of the king's grandfather [Edward III] [1370].
Nature of endorsement
[None.]
Places mentioned
London.
People mentioned
Alice Perrers.
Note
Like other petitions against Alice Perrers, this is datable to the parliament of October 1378 on the basis of annotations on SC 8/94/4691 and SC 8/148/7363, which refer specifically to petitions against Alice in that parliament.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209060/

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