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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Michel. Michel John King. John Michel requests payment of the outstanding arrears...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/185/9234
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This record is about the John Michel. Michel John King. John Michel requests payment of the outstanding arrears... dating from [c. 1405] 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 8/185/9234
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1405]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Michel.
- Name(s)
- Michel, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- John Michel requests payment of the outstanding arrears due to him for his office as serjeant-at-arms, to which he was appointed by Richard II and confirmed by Henry IV. His payment of 12 per day is in arrears by two and a half years, and he cannot secure payment due to the ordinance made at the last parliament held at Coventry.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Westminster
- London.
- People mentioned
- Richard II, King of England
- Nicholas Adam, serjeant-at-arms
- sheriffs of London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Michel's grant was confirmed on 10 December 1399, while the Coventry parliament mentioned took place in October-November 1404. The guard note suggesting a date of c. 1407 appears to be based on a misreading of the petition, giving a date two and a half years after that parliament, whereas the petition only says that payment was in arrears by that amount. A date around 1405, shortly after the Coventry parliament, has been suggested. Michel appears as a serjeant throughout the first decade of Henry IV's reign.
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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.230 (confirmation by Henry IV of grant of office to the petitioner)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295112/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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