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Roger de Flete (Fleet). de Flete (Fleet) Roger Chancellor. Roger de Flete asks that...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/298/14891

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Reference
SC 8/298/14891
Date
[? 1355-? 1359]
Description
Petitioners
Roger de Flete (Fleet).
Name(s)
de Flete (Fleet), Roger
Addressees
Chancellor.
Nature of request
Roger de Flete asks that he might have letters patent to exercise the office of the assay of measures in Ireland in the name of Robert Chaundos, who holds this office for term of life of the King's grant.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Ireland.
People mentioned
Robert Chaundos (Chandos), assayer of measures in Ireland.
Note
Robert Chaundos is granted the office of the assay of measures in Ireland on 2 March 1349 (CPR 1348-50 p.265). Roger de Flete seems to have been appointed his deputy at least three times: CPR 1354-8 p.248 is dated 26 June 1355, p.427 is dated 28 July 1356, and CPR 1358-61 p.245 is dated 12 July 1359. Any one of these could be in response to this petition.CPR 1361-4 p.23 is dated 12 May 1361, and p.36 is dated 21 June 1361.
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. VIII, 1348-1350, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.265 (grant for life of the office of the assay of measures in Ireland to Robert Chaundos)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. X, 1354-1358, (Public Record Office, 1910), p.248 (mandate to all bailiffs and others to be intendant to Roger de Flete, deputed to exercise the office of the assay of measures in Ireland by Robert Chaundos) & p.427 (similar mandate)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. XI, 1358-1361, (Public Record Office, 1911), p.245 (similar mandate, for two years)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. XII, 1361-1364, (Public Record Office, 1912), p.23 (grant for life to Richard Stury of the office of assay of measures in Ireland, as Robert Chaundos, deceased, held it) & p.36 (mandate to all bailiffs and others to be intendant to Roger de Flete, deputed to exercise the office of the assay of measures in Ireland by Richard Stury)
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