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Ralph Passinham (Passenham). Passinham (Passenham) Ralph King. Passinham requests...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/232/11572

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This record is about the Ralph Passinham (Passenham). Passinham (Passenham) Ralph King. Passinham requests... dating from [1416] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/232/11572
Date
[1416]
Description
Petitioners
Ralph Passinham (Passenham).
Name(s)
Passinham (Passenham), Ralph
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Passinham requests pardon for the escape of felons from the prison in Cambridge castle in his absence, they assaulting Smith and his wife and breaking-out of the prison.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Canterbury, [Kent]
Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire].
People mentioned
John Smyth (Smith)
Alice [Smyth (Smith)], wife of John Smith.
Note
The petition dates to 1416 as the petitioner was pardoned on 3 September 1416 (CPR 1416-22, pp.43-4).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Chancery Files 548.
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen V, vol. II, 1416-1422, (Public Record Office, 1911), pp.43-44 (pardon to the petitioner)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335131/

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