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John Paunton. Paunton John King. Paunton requests that he be granted writs of liberate...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/174/8696

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This record is about the John Paunton. Paunton John King. Paunton requests that he be granted writs of liberate... dating from [c. 1400] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/174/8696
Date
[c. 1400]
Description
Petitioners
John Paunton.
Name(s)
Paunton, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Paunton requests that he be granted writs of liberate and allocate so that he can have payment of the arrears of the morrow of the feast of Easter of the 6d. a day that he was to take from the petty customs of the city of London.
Nature of endorsement
[On face].This bill was granted by the king and delivered to the chancellor to be executed.[On dorse, none].
Places mentioned
London.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1400 as the original grant to the petitioner was made on 12 November 1399 (CPR 1401-1405, p.63).
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, Hen IV, vol. II, 1401-1405, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.63 (grant for life of the 6d. a day to the petitioner)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294563/

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