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Folio 192: Alvar (decree) of King Dom Afonso allowing all English merchants, masters...

Catalogue reference: SP 89/30/87

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This record is about the Folio 192: Alvar (decree) of King Dom Afonso allowing all English merchants, masters... dating from 1456 May 12 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Portugal. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SP 89/30/87
Date
1456 May 12
Description

Folio 192: Alvar (decree) of King Dom Afonso allowing all English merchants, masters of ships, pilots, mates, and victuallers to carry arms for their self-defence throughout the kingdom of Portugal despite any laws to the contrary.

Date and place: 1456 May 12 Lisbon.

Note
Enclosed in f.188. Copy.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Portuguese
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C6843200/

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Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, Portugal

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