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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Macclesfeld (Macclesfield), clerk. Macclesfeld (Macclesfield) John King. clerk...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/184/9189
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This record is about the John Macclesfeld (Macclesfield), clerk. Macclesfeld (Macclesfield) John King. clerk... dating from [1421-1422] 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 8/184/9189
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1421-1422]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Macclesfeld (Macclesfield), clerk.
- Name(s)
- Macclesfeld (Macclesfield), John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- clerk
- Nature of request
- [This petition is badly damaged and very incomplete.]John Macclesfeld appears to request confirmation of his possession of the hospital of St Anthony [of Vienne, London]. It would appear that, Henry V, while he was in Normandy and believing the hospital to be vacant, appointed Kinwolmarsh to the office, even though Macclesfeld was still alive and in possession.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king wills that the chancellor do right to the supplicant according to the effect of this bill.It is well answered.
- Places mentioned
- [Hospital of St Anthony of Vienne, London]
- Normandy, [France].
- People mentioned
- Richard II, King of England
- Henry IV, King of England
- William Kynwalmarssh (Kinwolmarsh), clerk
- [Thomas of Lancaster], Duke of Clarence.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The reference at the end of the petition to 'the Duke of Clarence, your brother, who God absolve' clearly dates the petition to some point between the death of Clarence on 22 March 1421 and Henry V's own death on 31 August 1422. Macclesfeld was confirmed as warden of St Anthony's Hospital in London by Henry IV, and the appearance of the name 'Anthony' on two occasions in damaged sections of the petition would seem to indicate that this is the hospital in question. Due to the damage, the precise role of Kinwolmarsh in this matter is unclear.
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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, Hen IV, vol. I, 1399-1401, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.4 (earlier ratification of the petitioner's offices)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295067/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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