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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Cokyngton (Cockington), canon of Merton Priory; John de Middelton (Middleton),...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/246/12268
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This record is about the John de Cokyngton (Cockington), canon of Merton Priory; John de Middelton (Middleton),... dating from [1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/246/12268
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1350]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Cokyngton (Cockington), canon of Merton Priory; John de Middelton (Middleton), canon of Merton Priory.
- Name(s)
- de Cokyngton (Cockington); de Middelton (Middleton), John; John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- canon of Merton Priory
- Nature of request
- Cokyngton and Middelton request letters of licence for them and three others to travel to Rome on pilgrimage.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face, in Edward III's own hand:] We have approved this petition and will that our chancellor make them writs of passage.[On dorse, none].
- Places mentioned
- Merton, [Surrey]
- Rome, [Italy].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1350 as protection and safe-conduct to the petitioners on 8 September 1350 (CPR 1348-50, p.561).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. VIII, 1348-1350, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.561 (resulting grants of licence of passage)
- The Literacy of the Medieval English Kings, V.H. Galbraith, (, 1982), p.103 (n.47) (note that the response to the petition is written in Edward III's own hand)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439874/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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