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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Henry de Kendale, clerk. de Kendale Henry King and council. clerk [This petition...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/294/14652
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This record is about the Henry de Kendale, clerk. de Kendale Henry King and council. clerk [This petition... dating from [c. 1340] 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 8/294/14652
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1340]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry de Kendale, clerk.
- Name(s)
- de Kendale, Henry
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- clerk
- Nature of request
- [This petition is damaged and badly faded] Henry de Kendale, formerly keeper and receiver of certain victuals of the king's for his expedition overseas, states that he had a command from [the Bishop of Coventry and] Lichfield, then the Treasurer, to deliver part of these victuals, and the monies that were assigned . . . both for the expenses of the king's household and for wages and other expenses, as was ordained by the Treasurer . . . He requests a writ of Chancery to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer to allow him in his account all manner of liveries and payments [made by command of] the said Treasurer, for which he has letters under his seal, notwithstanding that he has no other warrant, charging those to whom delivery of the victuals and monies was made and discharging . . .
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- People mentioned
- [Roger Northburgh, Bishop of Coventry and] Lichfield, Treasurer of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the reference to the king's expedition overseas, the Treasurer referred to would seem to be Roger Northburgh, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield between June and December 1340. Henry de Kendale, Keeper of the king's victuals at London and Sandwich, is mentioned in CCR 1339-41 p.499 (6 August 1340), p.504 (10 August 1340), and p.522 (25 August 1340).
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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/C9735814/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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