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Richard de Kent, citizen and fishmonger of London. de Kent Richard King. fishmonger...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/254/12651

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This record is about the Richard de Kent, citizen and fishmonger of London. de Kent Richard King. fishmonger... dating from [1375-1376] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/254/12651
Date
[1375-1376]
Description
Petitioners
Richard de Kent, citizen and fishmonger of London.
Name(s)
de Kent, Richard
Addressees
King.
Occupation
fishmonger of London
Nature of request
Kent requests that he be granted a protection for a year with clause volumes as he is in great debt and wishes to sell his goods and chattels to make satisfaction but is unable to do so because he is pursued by writs of trespass and by other ways by his enemies.
Nature of endorsement
[On face:]This is granted by the king.[On dorse, none].
Places mentioned
London.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. XVI, 1374-1377, (Public Record Office, 1916), pp.85, 253-4 (grants of protection for a year)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440258/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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