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? No Petitioner named Letter commanding that the enclosed petition of Cornwall given...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/244/12187

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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Letter commanding that the enclosed petition of Cornwall given... dating from [c. 1340] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/244/12187
Date
[c. 1340]
Description
Petitioners
? No Petitioner named
Nature of request
Letter commanding that the enclosed petition of Cornwall given to the king is viewed, and if it is not against the law then they are to make him such letters [of pardon].
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Woodham Ferrers, [Essex].
People mentioned
Edward III, King of England
Richard de Cornewaille (Cornwall).
Note
The warrant is dated to 11 June in its dating clause and is dated to c. 1340 with the petition with which it was formerly appended (SC 8/244/12187).
Related material

For the petition that formerly accompanied this letter, see SC 8/244/12186

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/C9439792/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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