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John Gille of Coningsby. Gille John King. Gille requests that he be granted a charter...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/270/13453

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This record is about the John Gille of Coningsby. Gille John King. Gille requests that he be granted a charter... dating from [1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/270/13453
Date
[1350]
Description
Petitioners
John Gille of Coningsby.
Name(s)
Gille, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Gille requests that he be granted a charter of pardon as he is indicted in Lincolnshire for the death of Bron, Gille having served the king in his French war and in the garrison of Calais.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Connesby (Coningsby), [Lincolnshire]
France
Calais, [France]
Lincolnshire
Bourne, [Lincolnshire].
People mentioned
William Bron (Bourne) of Bourne.
Note
The petition dates to 1350 as the pardon was issued on 27 January 1350 (CPR 1348-50, p.464).
Related material

For a related enrolled list of petitioners for pardon including this petitioner, see SC 8/185/9212

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, Edw III, vol. VIII, 1348-1350, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.464 (grant of pardon)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517400/

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