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Maud, widow of ... Maud King. [This petition is badly damaged.]Maud, widow of [missing...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/192/9559

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This record is about the Maud, widow of ... Maud King. [This petition is badly damaged.]Maud, widow of [missing... dating from [? 1390-1399] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/192/9559
Date
[? 1390-1399]
Description
Petitioners
Maud, widow of ...
Name(s)
Maud
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[This petition is badly damaged.]Maud, widow of [missing due to damage to ms], petitions the King about a law-suit, asking him to summon certain people before him.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Wycombe [unidentified].
People mentioned
Thomas atte Lude
Gilbert [...]
John [...]
Richard [...]
Ralph [...].
Note
The petition mentions 14 Richard II (22 June 1390-21 June 1391), so would seem to date from between then and the end of the reign. Wycombe may be High Wycombe or West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, but this is impossible to confirm.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295444/

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