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Henry . . ., clerk. Henry King and council. [The petition is badly damaged and approximately...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/171/8541

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This record is about the Henry . . ., clerk. Henry King and council. [The petition is badly damaged and approximately... dating from [1320-1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/171/8541
Date
[1320-1350]
Description
Petitioners
Henry . . ., clerk.
Name(s)
Henry
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
[The petition is badly damaged and approximately half of the petition is illegible. The sense is not fully recoverable].The petitioner requests [a writ to] the treasurer and chamberlains to pay him the money due for wool taken for the use of the king without the king's warrant.
Nature of endorsement
Let the patents be viewed in Chancery, and let it be ordered to the treasurer, barons and chamberlains that they make payment according to the tenure of the patents, or make a suitable assignment to the petitioner.
People mentioned
William . . ., justice.
Note
The petition is speculatively dated to 1320-1350 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/C9294406/

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