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Mayor and constables of the staple of Westminster. Chancellor. The mayor and constables...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/306/15275

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This record is about the Mayor and constables of the staple of Westminster. Chancellor. The mayor and constables... dating from 1358 in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/306/15275
Date
1358
Description
Petitioners
Mayor and constables of the staple of Westminster.
Addressees
Chancellor.
Nature of request
The mayor and constables of the staple of Westminster request that whereas on 21 February last William and John Pontesbury complained to them that Haddene owed them £100, whereupon Haddene was arrested and imprisoned but escaped on 24 May, that they may have a warrant to attach Haddene when he is found. Dated 15 June in the 32nd year of Edward III [1358].
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Westminster.
People mentioned
[William Edington, Bishop of Winchester], Chancellor
William Pontesbury
John Pontesbury
Stephen de Haddene.
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/C9518329/

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