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Peter de Gorewylle (Gorewylle). de Gorewylle (Gorewylle) Peter King. Peter de Gorewylle...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/222/11084

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This record is about the Peter de Gorewylle (Gorewylle). de Gorewylle (Gorewylle) Peter King. Peter de Gorewylle... dating from [1378] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/222/11084
Date
[1378]
Description
Petitioners
Peter de Gorewylle (Gorewylle).
Name(s)
de Gorewylle (Gorewylle), Peter
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Peter de Gorewylle requests the confirmation of letters of manumission granted to him by Capiaco, lately Prior of Barnstaple.
Nature of endorsement
The petitioner shall have letters patent under the great seal confirming the letters of the Prior, without fine in chancery.
Places mentioned
Barnstaple, Devon.
People mentioned
Roger de Capiaco, Prior of Barnstaple.
Note
The requested confirmation was issued on 12 July 1378.
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, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.266 (requested confirmation)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334644/

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