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John Kyngeston (Kingston), late groom of the bedchamber of Edward I. Kyngeston (Kingston)...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/264/13179

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This record is about the John Kyngeston (Kingston), late groom of the bedchamber of Edward I. Kyngeston (Kingston)... dating from [c. 1389] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/264/13179
Date
[c. 1389]
Description
Petitioners
John Kyngeston (Kingston), late groom of the bedchamber of Edward I.
Name(s)
Kyngeston (Kingston), John
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
groom of the bedchamber of Edward I
Nature of request
Kyngeston requests that whereas by his letters patent the King's grandfather granted him 5 marks yearly, confirmed by the King, which 5 marks he cannot have because of an ordinance newly made at the last parliament at Cambridge, that he be allowed to have his patent of 5 marks yearly.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire].
Note
Dated on the guard to c. 1389, since it refers to the parliament held at Cambridge.
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. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.240 (inspeximus and confirmation of a grant to the petitioner of 5 marks yearly for life)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517126/

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