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John Mapilton (Mapleton), clerk. Mapilton (Mapleton) John King. clerk John Mapilton...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/179/8934

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This record is about the John Mapilton (Mapleton), clerk. Mapilton (Mapleton) John King. clerk John Mapilton... dating from [1400] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/179/8934
Date
[1400]
Description
Petitioners
John Mapilton (Mapleton), clerk.
Name(s)
Mapilton (Mapleton), John
Addressees
King.
Occupation
clerk
Nature of request
John Mapilton requests that he be granted the pension payable to one of the king's clerks from the abbey of Waltham Holy Cross, as John Spore is a lay man and not able to accept the pension.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Waltham Abbey, [Essex].
People mentioned
John Spore.
Note
The petitioner was granted the requested pension on 23 December 1400.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Hen IV, vol. I, 1399-1402, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.300 (notification to the abbot and convent of Waltham, nominating the petitioner to this pension)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294802/

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