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John Fox. Fox John King. Fox requests that for his service he be granted £20...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/254/12668

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Reference
SC 8/254/12668
Date
[1400]
Description
Petitioners
John Fox.
Name(s)
Fox, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Fox requests that for his service he be granted £20 for his life to be taken from the customs and subsidy of wool, hides and woolfell in the port of Newcastle by the hand of the customers and collectors.
Nature of endorsement
[On face:]This petition was granted by the king.[On dorse, none].
Places mentioned
Newcastle upon Tyne, [Northumberland].
Note
The petition dates to 1400 as the grant of the £20 was made on 3 September 1400 (CPR 1399-1401, p.359).
Related material

For a related document, see SC 8/311/15551

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, Hen IV, vol. I, 1399-1401, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.359 (grant of the £20)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440275/

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