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John de Rokesle of London, corder. de Rokesle John King and council. corder Rokesle...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/264/13155

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Reference
SC 8/264/13155
Date
[? 1303]
Description
Petitioners
John de Rokesle of London, corder.
Name(s)
de Rokesle, John
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
corder
Nature of request
Rokesle requests remedy against Gerard who came with force and arms to the petitioner's house at Shawford and beat and wounded him and stole a horse worth 1 mark and other goods.
Nature of endorsement
He should have remedy.
Places mentioned
London
Shawford, Surrey
Guilford, [Surrey].
People mentioned
Henry Gerard of Guilford, clerk.
Note
Dated on the guard to? 1303, with reference to Calendar of London Letter Books C, p. 134, a 1303 case in which John de Rokesle, corder, acts as a pledge.
Related material

For a related petition from the same petitioner see SC 8/265/13204

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517101/

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