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Henry Somour, burgess of Conway. Somour Henry King and Council. burgess Request to...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/140/6984

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Reference
SC 8/140/6984
Date
[1337-1341]
Description
Petitioners
Henry Somour, burgess of Conway.
Name(s)
Somour, Henry
Addressees
King and Council.
Occupation
burgess
Nature of request
Request to pay in instalments a sum owed by the petitioner under obligation to clear the debts of Ace as sheriff of Caernarfonshire.
Nature of endorsement
Instructions for orders to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer.
Places mentioned
Conway, [Caernarfonshire, Wales]
Caernarfonshire, [Wales].
People mentioned
Thomas Ace, sheriff of Caernarfonshire
Robert Hamburi (Hambury), chamberlain.
Note
Dated by Rees, Petitions Relating to Wales, as 1337-8 or 1340-1.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.236 (summary of petition with references)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295951/

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