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John Pecche of London. Pecche John King. Pecche requests that he be granted full...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/254/12658

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This record is about the John Pecche of London. Pecche John King. Pecche requests that he be granted full... dating from [1377] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/254/12658
Date
[1377]
Description
Petitioners
John Pecche of London.
Name(s)
Pecche, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Pecche requests that he be granted full pardon of the prosecution brought in parliament by the accusation of de la Mare and others concerning the sale of sweet wine, Pecche being denied counsel against the law of the land and being imprisoned in the Tower to his great damage.
Nature of endorsement
[On face:]This is granted by the king himself and the great council.[On dorse, none].
Places mentioned
Tower of London, London.
People mentioned
Peter de la Mare.
Related material

For the schedule with which this petition was formerly enclosed, see SC 8/254/12659

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.448-9, 457 (grants of pardon)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440265/

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