Skip to main content
Service phase: Beta

This is a new way to search our records, which we’re still working on. Alternatively you can search our existing catalogue, Discovery.

Item

John Perpount. Perpount John King. Perpount requests that the King found a stone...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/249/12414

What’s it about?

This record is about the John Perpount. Perpount John King. Perpount requests that the King found a stone... dating from [1399] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

Access information is unavailable

Sorry, information for accessing this record is currently unavailable online. Please try again later.

Full description and record details

Reference
SC 8/249/12414
Date
[1399]
Description
Petitioners
John Perpount.
Name(s)
Perpount, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Perpount requests that the King found a stone bridge across the Mersey running between the counties of Cheshire and Lancashire at Warrington and that he take the bridge, the petitioner and his masons and craftsmen into his protection by letters patent.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
River Mersey
Cheshire
Lancashire
Warrington, [Lancashire].
Note
Dated on the guard to 1399, since this is the date of the Chancery warrant with which it was formerly enclosed (C 81/581 no.12873).
Related material

For the Chancery warrant with which this was formerly enclosed see no.12873 of C 81/581

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/C9440020/

Series information

SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

See the series level description for more information about this record.

View series description

Catalogue hierarchy

Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

74,884 records

Within the department: SC

Records of various departments, arranged artificially according to type, and formerly...

18,283 records

Within the series: SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

51 records

Within the piece: SC 8/249

12401-12450. Individual petitions are described , dated, and are available at item...

You are currently looking at the item: SC 8/249/12414

John Perpount. Perpount John King. Perpount requests that the King found a stone...

Related records

Records that share similar topics with this record.