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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Cosyn (Cousin), cook. Cosyn (Cousin) John King. cook [The plaint is damaged].Exchequer...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/334/E1178
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This record is about the John Cosyn (Cousin), cook. Cosyn (Cousin) John King. cook [The plaint is damaged].Exchequer... dating from [c. 1319] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/334/E1178
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1319]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Cosyn (Cousin), cook.
- Name(s)
- Cosyn (Cousin), John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- cook
- Nature of request
- [The plaint is damaged].Exchequer plaint of Cosyn complaining of Palmer and Herting who, by colour of their office, entered to his house in Fleet Street and [...] took him to Newgate and imprisoned him until [...] [to his damage] of £40, whereof he requests remedy.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Deferred.2) The sheriff of London Tuesday next after the feast of St Matthew.3) John Cosyn; Roger le Palmer.
- Places mentioned
- Newgate, [London].
- People mentioned
- Roger le Paumer (Palmer), [Late sheriff of London]
- [Willia]m de Hertyngg (Herting), sergeant of Palmer.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The plaint is dated to c. 1319 as it appears that this plaint was part of a file (SC 8/334/E1154-E1183B) that seems to date to the York parliament held in 1319 (cf. SC 8/334/E1183B). The plaint refers to Palmer who was sheriff from Michaelmas 1309 to Michaelmas 1310 (List of Sheriffs, p. 201).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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This plaint is part of a former file consisting of SC 8/334/E1154-SC 8/334/E1183B and see SC 8/334/E1183B
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9683305/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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