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Peter le Hay, esquire of Walter Skirlaw, Keeper of the privy seal. Hay Peter King....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/254/12669

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SC 8/254/12669
Date
[1385]
Description
Petitioners
Peter le Hay, esquire of Walter Skirlaw, Keeper of the privy seal.
Name(s)
Hay, Peter
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Hay requests the grant of the keeping of Eccleshall Castle and the chase of Cannock with the parks for the time that the church of Coventry and Lichfield remains in the king's hand.
Nature of endorsement
[On face:]1) This petition is granted by the king at Windsor on Wednesday last in the presence of the chancellor, and for this let it be done by the king himself.2) Let this be put on file.[On dorse, none].
Places mentioned
Eccleshall, [Staffordshire]
Cannock Chase, [Staffordshire].
People mentioned
Walter Skirlaw, Keeper of the privy seal.
Note
The petition dates to 1385 as the request was granted on 14 October 1385 (CPR 1385-9, p.23).
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, Ric II, vol. III, 1385-1389, (Public Record Office, 1900), p.23 (grant of the custody of the castle and chase)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440276/

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