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William Perkyn (Perkin). Perkyn (Perkin) William King. William Perkyn requests that...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/223/11147

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Reference
SC 8/223/11147
Date
[c. 1396]
Description
Petitioners
William Perkyn (Perkin).
Name(s)
Perkyn (Perkin), William
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
William Perkyn requests that he be granted letters patent confirming his office of sergeant, on account of his long service at the staples of Middlesex and Calais.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Middlesex
Calais, [France].
Note
The petitioner was appointed to the office of sergeant of the staple of Calais on 19 August 1396, and presumably this petition dates to around this time.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Catalogue des rolles Gascons, Normans et Francois, vol. II, ed. T. Carte, (, 1743), p.173 (grant to the petitioner of the office of sergeant of the staple of Calais)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334707/

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