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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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Henry Morecroft (Morcroft). Morecroft (Morcroft) Henry King. Henry Morecroft requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/184/9153
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This record is about the Henry Morecroft (Morcroft). Morecroft (Morcroft) Henry King. Henry Morecroft requests... dating from [1399] 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 8/184/9153
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1399]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry Morecroft (Morcroft).
- Name(s)
- Morecroft (Morcroft), Henry
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Henry Morecroft requests that the grant to him and Repyngton of the wardship of the lands and heir of John de Nowers be granted to him without rendering anything to the king, on account of his great losses during his long service to the king and the Duke of Ireland. He also asks that all arrears be pardoned.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Goathurst, [Somerset].
- People mentioned
- [Robert de Vere], Duke of Ireland
- Ralph de Repyngton (Repton)
- John de Nowers of Goathurst, knight
- Ammory (Almaric) [de Nowers], son of John de Nowers.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The requested grant was issued on 5 May 1399.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the chancery warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed see no.12940 of C 81/582
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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 Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. VI, 1396-1399, (Public Record Office, 1909), p.569 (requested grant)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295030/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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