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Agnes Balle wife of William Balle. Balle Agnes King. [This petition is badly damaged.]Agnes...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/255/12724

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This record is about the Agnes Balle wife of William Balle. Balle Agnes King. [This petition is badly damaged.]Agnes... dating from [1403] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/255/12724
Date
[1403]
Description
Petitioners
Agnes Balle wife of William Balle.
Name(s)
Balle, Agnes
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[This petition is badly damaged.]Agnes wife of William Balle states that she is indicted of stealing various items of clothing and jewellery in the parish of All Hallows the Less, in Dowgate ward, London, and [requests a pardon].
Nature of endorsement
[On face] This petition was granted by the King at Kennington.[None on dorse]
Places mentioned
All Hallows the Less parish, London
Dowgate ward, London
Kennington, [Surrey].
People mentioned
William Balle.
Note
CPR 1401-5 p.319 is dated 16 August 1403, and is clearly in response to this petition.
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. II, 1401-1405, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.265 (pardon to petitioner)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440331/

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