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John Wenlok (Wenlock), esquire. Wenlok (Wenlock) John King. Wenlok and others named...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/175/8744

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This record is about the John Wenlok (Wenlock), esquire. Wenlok (Wenlock) John King. Wenlok and others named... dating from [? 1446] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/175/8744
Date
[? 1446]
Description
Petitioners
John Wenlok (Wenlock), esquire.
Name(s)
Wenlok (Wenlock), John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Wenlok and others named in a [formerly annexed] schedule request letters patent in the form and effect comprehended in that schedule.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Note
The guard note refers to a patent roll entry whose actual relationship to the petition is unclear though it does relate to the petitioner (CPR 1441-6, p.424). This entry dates to 16 May 1446, and although the hand of the petition is of about this date, and the petition is in English, it is difficult to be precise about the date.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen VI, vol. IV, 1441-1446, (Public Record Office, 1908), p.424 (grant in survivorship to Wenlock and Edmund Hampden of lands in Ireland)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294612/

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