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Adam Cooke of Leicester. Cooke Adam King. Adam Cooke of Leicester requests that the...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/188/9367

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This record is about the Adam Cooke of Leicester. Cooke Adam King. Adam Cooke of Leicester requests that the... dating from [c. 1399] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/188/9367
Date
[c. 1399]
Description
Petitioners
Adam Cooke of Leicester.
Name(s)
Cooke, Adam
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Adam Cooke of Leicester requests that the king order the chancellor to issue two writs of liberate to allow him to be paid the 4d a day lately granted to him from the issues of Leicestershire and Warwickshire.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Leicester, [Leicestershire]
Leicestershire
Warwickshire.
Note
The original grant to Cooke was made on 5 December 1399, and presumably this petition was presented shortly thereafter.
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, Hen IV, vol. I, 1399-1401, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.141 (original grant)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295245/

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