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An act giving the king and his heirs power to make a jointure to any lady his...
Catalogue reference: C 89/1/10
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This record is about the An act giving the king and his heirs power to make a jointure to any lady his... dating from 1579 May 21 in the series Chancery: Copies of Private Acts of Parliament and Legal Records Brought into Chancery.... 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)
- C 89/1/10
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1579 May 21
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Description (What the record is about)
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An act giving the king and his heirs power to make a jointure to any lady his wife being queen of this realm Act: 32 Hen VIII c 51 Printed in: SR III 824-5
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- NOTE: see also C 89/2/39
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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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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Marriage and divorce
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C403107/
Series information
C 89
Chancery: Copies of Private Acts of Parliament and Legal Records Brought into Chancery...
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