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Illegible Chancellor. [This petition is almost entirely illegible. However, it does...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/306/15288

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This record is about the Illegible Chancellor. [This petition is almost entirely illegible. However, it does... dating from [c. 1350-c. 1400] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/306/15288
Date
[c. 1350-c. 1400]
Description
Petitioners
Illegible
Addressees
Chancellor.
Nature of request
[This petition is almost entirely illegible. However, it does appear to refer to service in Calais, and given its brevity it may be a petition for pardon.]
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Calais, [France].
People mentioned
William de Stoke.
Note
The handwriting, and the reference to service in Calais, would suggest a date in the latter half of the fourteenth century.
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/C9518343/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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