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John Kepe, ship's master. Kepe John Chancellor. ship's master Kepe, master of the...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/306/15282

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This record is about the John Kepe, ship's master. Kepe John Chancellor. ship's master Kepe, master of the... dating from [c. 1386] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/306/15282
Date
[c. 1386]
Description
Petitioners
John Kepe, ship's master.
Name(s)
Kepe, John
Addressees
Chancellor.
Occupation
ship's master
Nature of request
Kepe, master of the King's ship called la James, requests a commission to take 50 mariners in Norfolk, and a commission to Jewel, master of the King's ship called la Maudelaine, to take 40 mariners in Essex and Kent.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Norfolk
Essex
Kent.
People mentioned
Richard Jewel, ship's master.
Note
Dated on the guard to c. 1386, with reference to CCR 1385-9, p. 169, an order to allow Kepe and others to arrest seamen to be brought to London.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Ric II, vol. III, 1385-1389, (Public Record Office, 1921), p.169 (order to allow Kepe and others to arrest seamen to be brought to London)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9518337/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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