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John Frank, clerk. Frank John King. clerk Frank requests the grant of the lands and...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/254/12685

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This record is about the John Frank, clerk. Frank John King. clerk Frank requests the grant of the lands and... dating from [1385] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/254/12685
Date
[1385]
Description
Petitioners
John Frank, clerk.
Name(s)
Frank, John
Addressees
King.
Occupation
clerk
Nature of request
Frank requests the grant of the lands and tenements that were Thomas Bryt's, and which are in the king's hand because of the idiocy of his son and heir.
Nature of endorsement
[On face:]This petition is granted by the king.[On dorse, none].
Places mentioned
Wimbourne St Giles, Dorset.
People mentioned
Thomas Bryt of Wimbourne
John [Bryt], son and heir of Thomas Bryt.
Note
The petition dates to 1385 as the lands were granted to the petitioner on 8 September 1385 (CPR 1385-9, p.16).
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.16 (grant of the lands and possessions)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440292/

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