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Mayor and Constables of the staple at Westminster. Chancellor. Certification by the...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/297/14848A

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This record is about the Mayor and Constables of the staple at Westminster. Chancellor. Certification by the... dating from 1361 in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/297/14848A
Date
1361
Description
Petitioners
Mayor and Constables of the staple at Westminster.
Addressees
Chancellor.
Nature of request
Certification by the Mayor and Constables of the staple at Westminster that Nicholas Chaucer has appeared before them, complaining about John Ferthyng in a plea of covenant, and that neither John nor his goods have been found in the staple, nor has he appeared when summoned. They request a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Westminster
London
Bletchingdon, [Oxfordshire].
People mentioned
Nicholas Chaucer of London, merchant of the staple of Westminster
John Ferthyng (Farthing) of Bletchingdon.
Note
Dated 14 October 35 Edward III (1361).
Related material

For a similar petition, see SC 8/297/14848B

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/C9518050/

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