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John Bone, goldsmith. Bone John King. goldsmith John Bone states that the parson...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/179/8940

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Reference
SC 8/179/8940
Date
[1419]
Description
Petitioners
John Bone, goldsmith.
Name(s)
Bone, John
Addressees
King.
Occupation
goldsmith
Nature of request
John Bone states that the parson of Wortham had made false accusations against him, by virtue of which his goods have been seized and his wife and children thrown out of their house. He requests that he be granted mainprise to answer the charges, or that the process be suspended.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Wortham, [Suffolk]
Southampton, [Hampshire]
People mentioned
Parson of Wortham.
Note
The resultant mainprise was granted on 21 August 1419. Wortham is identified tentatively in CCR 1419-22 as the place of that name in Suffolk, and this would seem the most likely identification.
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 V, vol. II, 1419-1422, (Public Record Office, 1932), p.5 (resultant grant of mainprise)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294808/

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