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Draft letters patent in the name of Elizabeth I granting to Edward Allen, gentleman,...
Catalogue reference: WARD 2/61/241/43
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This record is about the Draft letters patent in the name of Elizabeth I granting to Edward Allen, gentleman,... dating from [1598] in the series Court of Wards and Liveries: Deeds and Evidences. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WARD 2/61/241/43
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1598]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Draft letters patent in the name of Elizabeth I granting to Edward Allen, gentleman, for the term of his life, the office of chief master of the queen's bears, bulls, and mastiff dogs, to occupy by himself or sufficient deputy. Refers to Cuthbert Vaughan, Richard Longe knight, and Ralph Bowis esquire as previous holders of the office. [Edward Allen, theatre entrepreneur, attempted unsuccessfully to obtain this office in 1598 on the death of Ralph Bowes.]
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, under Edward Alleyn
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4457928/
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WARD 2
Court of Wards and Liveries: Deeds and Evidences
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