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John de Lavenham. de Lavenham John King. Petition for pardon for the rape of Eleanor...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/190/9461

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This record is about the John de Lavenham. de Lavenham John King. Petition for pardon for the rape of Eleanor... dating from [1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/190/9461
Date
[1350]
Description
Petitioners
John de Lavenham.
Name(s)
de Lavenham, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Petition for pardon for the rape of Eleanor de Merton, on account of good service.
Nature of endorsement
[None.]
People mentioned
Eleanor de Merton.
Note
Datable by reference to CPR 1348-50, p. 464.
Related material

For another petition for pardon relating to this offence see SC 8/181/9042

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. VIII, 1348-1350, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.464 (requested pardon)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295339/

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