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Roger Sherman. Sherman Roger King. Sherman requests that he be granted a writ of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/229/11425

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This record is about the Roger Sherman. Sherman Roger King. Sherman requests that he be granted a writ of... dating from [1404] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/229/11425
Date
[1404]
Description
Petitioners
Roger Sherman.
Name(s)
Sherman, Roger
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Sherman requests that he be granted a writ of liberate currant and allocate dormant according to the tenor of his letters patent of the king granting him 6d a day for life to be taken from the issues of Nottinghamshire by the hand of the sheriff.
Nature of endorsement
[On face:]1) The king has granted this.2) The earl of Somerset.
Places mentioned
Nottinghamshire.
People mentioned
Earl of Somerset.
Note
The petition dates to 1404 as the sheriff of Nottingham was commanded to pay the sum and arrears on 20 January 1404 (CCR 1402-5, p.244).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Chancery Files 528.
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Hen IV, vol. II, 1402-1405, (Public Record Office, 1929), p.244 (order to the sheriff of Nottingham to pay the sum and arrears)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334985/

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