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John Adam of Swell. Adam John King. Adam requests a charter [of pardon] as he with...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/226/11274

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This record is about the John Adam of Swell. Adam John King. Adam requests a charter [of pardon] as he with... dating from [1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/226/11274
Date
[1350]
Description
Petitioners
John Adam of Swell.
Name(s)
Adam, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Adam requests a charter [of pardon] as he with others broke the close of the parson of Swereford and robbed him and killed his servant feloniously.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Swell, Gloucestershire
Swerford, [Oxfordshire].
People mentioned
Walter, parson of the church of Swerford
Richard le Carter, servant of Walter, parson of the church of Swerford.
Note
The petition dates to 1350 as the petitioner was pardoned on 7 December 1350 (CPR 1350-4, p.17).
Related material

For an accompanying petition on the same matter, see SC 8/226/11275

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, Edw III, vol. IX, 1350-1354, (Public Record Office, 1907), p.17 (pardon to the petitioner)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334834/

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