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Commons of the country of Holland. Council. The commons request that Rocheford, who...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/160/7991

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This record is about the Commons of the country of Holland. Council. The commons request that Rocheford, who... dating from [c. 1305-c. 1335] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/160/7991
Date
[c. 1305-c. 1335]
Description
Petitioners
Commons of the country of Holland.
Addressees
Council.
Nature of request
The commons request that Rocheford, who has received a commission from the king to be the keeper of the peace and of the coasts, be charged to reside on the keepership in the way that the commission charged as he has been ordered from the country by Trussel.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Holland, [Lincolnshire].
People mentioned
Saier de Rocheford (Rochford), knight
William Trussel.
Note
The petition has been dated speculatively to c. 1305-c. 1335 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/C9210183/

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