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Richard du Rosel, sailor. Rosel Richard King. sailor Rosel requests that the king...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/227/11304

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Reference
SC 8/227/11304
Date
[c. 1355]
Description
Petitioners
Richard du Rosel, sailor.
Name(s)
Rosel, Richard
Addressees
King.
Occupation
sailor
Nature of request
Rosel requests that the king will grant him the fee that pertains to the king for the charter of peace that the king granted to Rosel for the death of Molepee.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Guernsey, [Channel Islands].
People mentioned
William de Molepee, of Guernsey.
Note
The petition dates to c. 1355 as the pardon referred to in the petition was granted on 5 June 1355, and it seems unlikely that the petition will have been presented long after this (CPR 1354-8, p.251).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Ancient Petitions of the Chancery and the Exchequer ayant trait aux Iles de la Manche, (Societe Jersiaise, 1902), p.88 (calendar of petition)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. X, 1354-1358, (Public Record Office, 1910), p.251 (grant of the pardon)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334864/

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