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William Cokerel (Cockerel). Cokerel (Cockerel) William King. [The petition is badly...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/328/E878

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This record is about the William Cokerel (Cockerel). Cokerel (Cockerel) William King. [The petition is badly... dating from [c. 1300-c. 1325] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/328/E878
Date
[c. 1300-c. 1325]
Description
Petitioners
William Cokerel (Cockerel).
Name(s)
Cokerel (Cockerel), William
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[The petition is badly damaged with half of the petition from the right-hand side being either missing or largely illegible. The petitioner refers to land that he was to render to his sister, the land being that of which Seint Mor is tenant, and refers to some sort of suit which was delayed for legal reasons, and by the imprisonment of the petitioner].
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Gascony, [France].
People mentioned
Ralph de Seint Mor
John de Metigham (Mettingham).
Note
The petition is speculatively dated to c. 1300 to c. 1325 on the basis of the hand.
Related material

For another petition possibly by the same petitioner, see SC 8/10/497

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/C9682873/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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