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Nicholas .... Nicholas King. [This petition is incomplete, and less than half of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/195/9733

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This record is about the Nicholas .... Nicholas King. [This petition is incomplete, and less than half of... dating from [c. 1430-c. 1480] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/195/9733
Date
[c. 1430-c. 1480]
Description
Petitioners
Nicholas ....
Name(s)
Nicholas
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[This petition is incomplete, and less than half of it survives.]The petitioner, who has been in prison for a year and a half, makes a request concerning money owed by statute merchant, requesting a remedy for the great wrong that has been done to him.
Nature of endorsement
[In English] Right reverend and well-beloved . . . welfare which I pray God . . . my welfare at the writing . . .
Places mentioned
Wakefield, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
People mentioned
William Tristour
Richard Forster.
Note
Roughly dated with reference to the hand and the language.
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/C9295620/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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