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Robert de Wakfeld (Wakefield), valet. de Wakfeld (Wakefield) Robert King. valet Wakfeld...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/152/7587B

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This record is about the Robert de Wakfeld (Wakefield), valet. de Wakfeld (Wakefield) Robert King. valet Wakfeld... dating from [? 1330-? 1360] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/152/7587B
Date
[? 1330-? 1360]
Description
Petitioners
Robert de Wakfeld (Wakefield), valet.
Name(s)
de Wakfeld (Wakefield), Robert
Addressees
King.
Occupation
valet
Nature of request
Wakfeld requests that he be granted letters patent for the term of his life on his good bearing to the mayors and bailiffs, and to the constables and good people of the towns to aid him in the search for all enemies coming from overseas with false money of Luxembourg and elsewhere.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Luxembourg
Flessyng (Flushing, Vlissingen), [Netherlands]
Faulquemont, [Lorraine, France].
Note
The petition is dated speculatively to? 1330-? 1360 on the basis of the hand.
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/C9209775/

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