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Laurence Lenne. Lenne Laurence King. Lenne requests that as he is now so impoverished...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/229/11419

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This record is about the Laurence Lenne. Lenne Laurence King. Lenne requests that as he is now so impoverished... dating from [1403-1406] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/229/11419
Date
[1403-1406]
Description
Petitioners
Laurence Lenne.
Name(s)
Lenne, Laurence
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Lenne requests that as he is now so impoverished and unable to pursue Cannings to recover the injuries that Cannings has done to him, that the king order the lords of his council to make Cannings come with his evidences so that they can be compared with those of Lenne, hear their arguments and do justice. Cannings has caused Lenne to be imprisoned, and he is being kept from some of his lands.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
People mentioned
William Cannyngges (Cannings)
Thomas Wright.
Note
The petition is dated to 1403-1406 as other petitions found in the following files that came from Chancery Files 498 date to this range.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Chancery Files 498
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334979/

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