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Henry, lord Lescrop: Testament
Catalogue reference: E 41/364
What’s it about?
This record is about the Henry, lord Lescrop: Testament dating from 23 June 1415 8 Hen V in the series Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series AA. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- E 41/364
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Date (When the record was created)
- 23 June 1415 8 Hen V
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Description (What the record is about)
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Henry, lord Lescrop: Testament
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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
- Landed estates
- Wills and probate
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5877663/
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Series information
E 41
Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series AA
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Within the series: E 41
Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Ancient Deeds, Series AA
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Henry, lord Lescrop: Testament
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