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William de Whypsted, citizen and pelterer of London. de Whypsted William King. pelterer...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/244/12166

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This record is about the William de Whypsted, citizen and pelterer of London. de Whypsted William King. pelterer... dating from [1348] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/244/12166
Date
[1348]
Description
Petitioners
William de Whypsted, citizen and pelterer of London.
Name(s)
de Whypsted, William
Addressees
King.
Occupation
pelterer
Nature of request
Whypsted requests that the chancellor be charged to make a writ to the sheriff of Essex to certify in Chancery the reason for the taking of land late of Aunore's in Havering atte Bower into the queen's hand, and that the justices hearing Whypsted's suit be commanded to make execution in those lands if the lands were taken into the queen's hand after the making of a statute merchant for a sum owed by Aunore to Whypsted.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
London
Havering atte Bower, Essex.
People mentioned
John Aunore of Havering atte Bower
Philippa [of Hainault], Queen of England.
Note
The petition dates to 1348 as the privy seal warrant with which it was probably formerly enclosed dates to 8 February 1348 [22 Edw. III] (C 81/328/19244).
Related material

For the privy seal warrant with which this petition was probably formerly enclosed, see no. 19244 in C 81/328

For a duplicate of this petition, see SC 8/244/12180

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439771/

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