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John de Actone (Acton), kinsman and heir of Roger de Cantok. de Actone (Acton) John...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/247/12309

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This record is about the John de Actone (Acton), kinsman and heir of Roger de Cantok. de Actone (Acton) John... dating from [1359] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/247/12309
Date
[1359]
Description
Petitioners
John de Actone (Acton), kinsman and heir of Roger de Cantok.
Name(s)
de Actone (Acton), John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Actone requests that the chancellor be commanded to view the evidences and ordain a remedy as Cantok was granted 20 marks to be taken from the fine made by the merchants of Wayd in Bristol, he and his heirs being seised of the rent until now when the merchants refused to make payment.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Bristol.
People mentioned
Roger de Cantok
merchants of Wayd.
Note
The petition dates to 1359 as the privy seal warrant with which it was formerly enclosed dates to 3 June 1359 [33 Edw. III] (C 81/377/24193).
Related material

For the privy seal warrant in which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no. 24193 in C 81/377

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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/C9439915/

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