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William Rothyng. Rothyng William King. Rothyng requests that he be granted letters...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/244/12160

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This record is about the William Rothyng. Rothyng William King. Rothyng requests that he be granted letters... dating from [1348] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/244/12160
Date
[1348]
Description
Petitioners
William Rothyng.
Name(s)
Rothyng, William
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Rothyng requests that he be granted letters to the abbot and his ministers of the town of Bury to make restitution of the horses, armour and other goods and chattels that they took from him.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Bury St Edmunds, [Suffolk].
People mentioned
Abbot of Bury St Edmunds.
Note
The petition dates to 1348 as the secret seal warrant and the pardon were issued on 17 December 1348 (C 81/1332/52; CPR 1348-50, p.222).
Related material

For the secret seal warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed see no.52 in C 81/1332

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. VIII, 1348-1350, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.222 (pardon and general order for the restitution of the petitioner's goods)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439765/

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