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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Wotton, monk. de Wotton John Council. monk John de Wotton requests permission...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/179/8905
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This record is about the John de Wotton, monk. de Wotton John Council. monk John de Wotton requests permission... dating from [? 1390] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/179/8905
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1390]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Wotton, monk.
- Name(s)
- de Wotton, John
- Addressees
- Council.
- Occupation
- monk
- Nature of request
- John de Wotton requests permission to travel to Rome.
- Nature of endorsement
- He may have a licence for sufficient surety from his abbot in Chancery, provided this is not to the contempt of the king, the crown or the realm, for himself and one companion, taking 5 marks for their expenses.John Bailly of Surrey and Nicholas Hunte of Hampshire stand surety for £100.
- Places mentioned
- Rome, [Italy]
- Surrey
- Hampshire.
- People mentioned
- John Bailly (Bailey) of Surrey
- Nicholas Hunte (Hunt) of Hampshire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- A brother John Wotton received permission to travel overseas on 18 September 1390, and this is probably the petitioner. The house of which Wotton was a monk is given (beginning with 'T'), but is no longer legible.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Ric II, vol. IV, 1389-1392, (Public Record Office, 1923), p.571 (licence to brother John Wotton, and others, to journey over the sea)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294773/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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