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William de Welle, keeper of Lesneven castle. de Welle William Chancellor of the King...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/297/14824

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This record is about the William de Welle, keeper of Lesneven castle. de Welle William Chancellor of the King... dating from [? c. 1346] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/297/14824
Date
[? c. 1346]
Description
Petitioners
William de Welle, keeper of Lesneven castle.
Name(s)
de Welle, William
Addressees
Chancellor of the King of England and France.
Nature of request
William de Welle, keeper of Lesneven castle, states that Thomas Stonhous, Jankin Lovekoc and Jankin Bourdon, who had sworn to remain in the castle with him and who had received their wages for this, have broken their oath and left without permission. He requests a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Lysenfen (Lesneven), [Brittany, France]
Devon
Yorkshire.
People mentioned
Thomas Stonhous
Jankin Lovekoc
Jankin Bourdon.
Related material

For a list of people, including the petitioner, lately in Brittany in the castle of Lesneven, see C 47/2/41/19

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/C9518025/

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