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Not specified Chancellor. The petition requests a writ of corpus cum causa, addressed...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/296/14798

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This record is about the Not specified Chancellor. The petition requests a writ of corpus cum causa, addressed... dating from [? c. 1400-? c. 1430] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/296/14798
Date
[? c. 1400-? c. 1430]
Description
Petitioners
Not specified
Addressees
Chancellor.
Nature of request
The petition requests a writ of corpus cum causa, addressed to the sheriff of Bristol, asking him to bring before the King on a certain day Stephen Tonkere, John Prikker and William Rose, who are held in prison in Bristol for a reason touching maritime law, together with the reason for their detention there.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Bristol.
People mentioned
Stephen Tonkere of Bristol
John Prikker of Bristol
William Rose of Bristol.
Note
Tentatively dated according to the hand.
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/C9517999/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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