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John Wybbe. Wybbe John King. Wybbe requests that the king will ratify and confirm...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/178/8865

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This record is about the John Wybbe. Wybbe John King. Wybbe requests that the king will ratify and confirm... dating from [1399-1403] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/178/8865
Date
[1399-1403]
Description
Petitioners
John Wybbe.
Name(s)
Wybbe, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Wybbe requests that the king will ratify and confirm a corrody for his life in the abbey of Bordesley, which corrody he bought from Bosedene. He requests this for the service that he has done in all the king's journeys and ridings.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Bordesley, [Worcestershire].
People mentioned
William Bosedene (Bosden).
Note
The petition is dated to 1399-1403 in the dating given on the guard note. A Chancery warrant of early 1403 refers to the petitioner being sent to the same abbey for his sustenance, but this warrant is clearly not in response to the petition.
Related material

For the warrant that may relate to this petition, see no.3655 in C 81/619

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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/C9294733/

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