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William Latymer (Latimer). Latymer (Latimer) William King. [This petition is damaged...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/180/8960

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This record is about the William Latymer (Latimer). Latymer (Latimer) William King. [This petition is damaged... dating from [1376] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/180/8960
Date
[1376]
Description
Petitioners
William Latymer (Latimer).
Name(s)
Latymer (Latimer), William
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[This petition is damaged and illegible in places.]William Latimer requests pardon for various offences committed while he was lieutenant of the king at Becherel in the duchy of Brittany, including ransoms and profits not handed to the king, misrule of the king's affairs, loans made to the king's damage, letters allowing export of wool to places other than the Calais staple, and unauthorised impositions of wool.
Nature of endorsement
Memorandum that the king gave this bill to John Knyvet, then chancellor, at Havering-atte-Bower, in the presence of John, King of Castile and Duke of Lancaster, the Bishops of Lincoln and Worcester, Beauchamp, Ashton, Carreu, Ravenser, Skirlawe, the clerks of chancery and others, that they may produce a charter of pardon for all things contained within the bill, on 8 October.
Places mentioned
Becherel, [Brittany, France]
Calais, [France]
Havering-atte-Bower, [Essex].
People mentioned
John Knyvet (Knivet), knight, chancellor
John [of Gaunt], King of Castile and Duke of Lancaster
[John Buckingham], Bishop of Lincoln
[Henry Wakefield], Bishop of Worcester
Roger de Beauchamp, Chamberlain
Robert de Ashton, Treasurer
Nicholas de Carreu (Carew), Keeper of the Privy Seal
Richard de Ravenser, Archdeacon of Lincoln
Walter de Skirlawe (Skirlaugh), Archdeacon of the East Riding.
Note
As indicated in the endorsement, the resultant pardon was issued on 8 October 1376.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. XVI, 1374-1377, (Public Record Office, 1916), pp.353-4 (resultant pardon)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294828/

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