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Mayor and Constables of the staple at Westminster. Chancellor. The Mayor and Constables...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/297/14848B

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This record is about the Mayor and Constables of the staple at Westminster. Chancellor. The Mayor and Constables... dating from [? c. 1355-? c. 1375] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/297/14848B
Date
[? c. 1355-? c. 1375]
Description
Petitioners
Mayor and Constables of the staple at Westminster.
Addressees
Chancellor.
Nature of request
The Mayor and Constables of the staple at Westminster state that John Devenysh, Roger Hastyng and William Cotyngdon were summoned to appear before them to answer to certain merchants of the staple in a case of debt; but that they did not appear. They request a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Westminster.
People mentioned
John Devenysh (Devenish)
Roger Hastyng (Hastings)
William Cotyngdon.
Note
Tentatively dated on the basis of internal evidence and the hand. Possibly datable to 1361 like SC 8/297/14848A.
Related material

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

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/C9518051/

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