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William Nevill (Neville), Admiral of the Northern Fleet. Nevill (Neville) William...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/298/14876

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This record is about the William Nevill (Neville), Admiral of the Northern Fleet. Nevill (Neville) William... dating from [1372-1374] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/298/14876
Date
[1372-1374]
Description
Petitioners
William Nevill (Neville), Admiral of the Northern Fleet.
Name(s)
Nevill (Neville), William
Addressees
Chancellor.
Occupation
Admiral of the Northern Fleet
Nature of request
William Nevill states that the council has granted that he might have John Haukyn, sergeant-at-arms, with him to attend upon him, and asks that a commission might be granted to John to arrest certain ships and to do his office as others have done before now.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
People mentioned
John Haukyn, sergeant-at-arms.
Note
Datable to 1372-1374 by the appointment of William Nevill as Admiral of the Northern Fleet in March 1372, and by CPR 1374-7 p.48, which is dated 26 December 1374.
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, Edw III, vol. XVI, 1374-1377, (Public Record Office, 1916), p.48 (grant of 12d. daily to John Haukyn for life, because he has been maimed and can no longer serve the King)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9518079/

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