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Richard Spicer. Spicer Richard Bishop of London and chancellor. Spicer requests that...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/301/15002

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This record is about the Richard Spicer. Spicer Richard Bishop of London and chancellor. Spicer requests that... dating from [1383] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/301/15002
Date
[1383]
Description
Petitioners
Richard Spicer.
Name(s)
Spicer, Richard
Addressees
Bishop of London and chancellor.
Nature of request
Spicer requests that the patents granting protection to Woderone be revoked as Spicer is pursuing him for money that he owes him relating to the payment of Spicer's debts when Spicer was imprisoned in Newgate.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Newgate Prison, [London].
People mentioned
[Robert Braybrook], Bishop of London, Chancellor
John Woderone, saddler.
Note
The petition dates to 1383 as the letters of protection were revoked on 12 February 1383 (CPR 1381-5, p.222).
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, Ric II, vol. II, 1381-1385, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.222 (revocation of letters of protection)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9518206/

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