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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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James Kyngeston (Kingston), petty clerk of Chancery. Kyngeston (Kingston) James King....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/270/13478
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This record is about the James Kyngeston (Kingston), petty clerk of Chancery. Kyngeston (Kingston) James King.... dating from [c. 1324] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/270/13478
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- James Kyngeston (Kingston), petty clerk of Chancery.
- Name(s)
- Kyngeston (Kingston), James
- Addressees
- King.
- Places mentioned
- Kingston upon Hull, [East Riding of Yorkshire].
- Nature of request
- Kyngeston requests that the king will pay him for the cost and troubles that he has incurred in suing for the recovery of the prises of wines in the port of Kingston upon Hull.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king for his service grants him £20 and wishes that he be presented to the first vacant churches if he will accept it.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1324 as the response refers to the presentation of the petitioner to the first vacant church, and the petitioner was presented to two different churches in the period 1324-6 (CPR 1324-7, pp.35, 154, 186, 252).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. V, 1324-1327, (Public Record Office, 1904), pp.35, 154, 186, 252 (presentations of the petitioner to two different churches)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517425/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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