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Richard Boteller (Butler), esquire. Boteller (Butler) Richard King. [This petition...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/256/12752

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Reference
SC 8/256/12752
Date
[? c. 1399]
Description
Petitioners
Richard Boteller (Butler), esquire.
Name(s)
Boteller (Butler), Richard
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[This petition is badly damaged, and about half is now missing.]Richard Boteller states that the King had [confirmed] by his letters patent an annuity of £10 given him by Richard II [at the hands of the Abbot and convent of] St Albans. He requests . . . according to the purport of these letters patent, notwithstanding any ordinance, statute . . .
Nature of endorsement
[On face] This bill has been granted by [the King].[None on dorse]
Places mentioned
St Albans, [Hertfordshire].
People mentioned
Richard [II], King of England
[Abbot and convent of St Albans].
Note
CPR 1399-1401 p.92 is dated 13 November 1399, and the petition would seem to be related to this grant.
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.92 (grant for life to the petitioner of £10 annually at the hands of the Abbot and convent of St Albans)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440359/

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