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John Shakel. Shakel John King and council. Request for release from the Tower of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/139/6932

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This record is about the John Shakel. Shakel John King and council. Request for release from the Tower of... dating from [1377-1383] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/139/6932
Date
[1377-1383]
Description
Petitioners
John Shakel.
Name(s)
Shakel, John
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
Request for release from the Tower of London.
Nature of endorsement
[None.]
Places mentioned
Tower of London, [London].
People mentioned
Guy Brian
John Arundel
Robert Hauley (Hawley).
Note
Datable by reference to SC 8/18/893-895, and CPR 1381-5, p. 302.
Related material

For a related petition see SC 8/18/893

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. II, 1381-1385, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.302 (pardon)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209116/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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