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John Hamely. Hamely John King. Hamely requests that he be granted a charter of pardon...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/227/11320

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SC 8/227/11320
Date
[1352]
Description
Petitioners
John Hamely.
Name(s)
Hamely, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Hamely requests that he be granted a charter of pardon as he has been wrongly indicted of the rape of Joan Soor and taking her clothes for which he has been outlawed. He has served the king in his war overseas and at sea.
Nature of endorsement
[On face:]The king has granted this bill.[On dorse:]To the chancellor.
Places mentioned
Talfryn (Tolverne), [Cornwall].
People mentioned
Joan [Soor], wife of Ralph Soor
Ralph Soor of Tolverne.
Note
The petition dates to 1352 as a pardon was issued on 25 May 1352 (CPR 1350-4, p.271).
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.271 (grant of pardon to the petitioner)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334880/

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