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John Dowe of Preshute. Dowe John Chancellor. Dowe requests a protection to solicit...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/332/15742

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This record is about the John Dowe of Preshute. Dowe John Chancellor. Dowe requests a protection to solicit... dating from [? c. 1430-? c. 1450] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/332/15742
Date
[? c. 1430-? c. 1450]
Description
Petitioners
John Dowe of Preshute.
Name(s)
Dowe, John
Addressees
Chancellor.
Nature of request
Dowe requests a protection to solicit alms since through a servant's negligence his house and goods were burned in a fire.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Preshute, Wiltshire
Marlborough, [Wiltshire].
Note
Tentatively dated on the basis of the hand and the language.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736333/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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