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Henry Morcroft; Nicholas Saul; John Horton. Morcroft; Saul; Horton Henry; Nicholas;...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/271/13524

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This record is about the Henry Morcroft; Nicholas Saul; John Horton. Morcroft; Saul; Horton Henry; Nicholas;... dating from [c. 1400] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/271/13524
Date
[c. 1400]
Description
Petitioners
Henry Morcroft; Nicholas Saul; John Horton.
Name(s)
Morcroft; Saul; Horton, Henry; Nicholas; John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Morcroft, Saul and Horton request that letters under the signet seal be directed to the chancellor to make them writs de liberate so that they can be paid of the 6d. a day each granted to them by Richard II and confirmed by the present king any proclamation of ordinance notwithstanding.
Nature of endorsement
[On face:]This bill was granted by the king and delivered to the chancellor on 10 . . .[On dorse, none].
Note
The petition dates to c. 1400 as two of the petitioners received confirmations 10 November 1399 and 22 October 1400 and the petition cannot have long postdated them (CPR 1399-1401, pp.72, 365).
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.72 & p.365 (confirmations of grants to Saul and Horton)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517471/

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