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Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence; Edmund de Mortimer, Earl of March; Thomas...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/23/1126

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Reference
SC 8/23/1126
Date
[1413-1414]
Description
Petitioners
Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence; Edmund de Mortimer, Earl of March; Thomas Montagu, Earl of Salisbury; Henry Lescrop (Scrope), Lord Scrope of Masham; John Nevyll (Neville), son and heir of Ralph Nevill, Earl of Westmorland; Lucy Visconti, widow of Edmund de Holand, Earl of Kent.
Name(s)
Lancaster, Duke of Clarence; de Mortimer, Earl of March; Montagu, Earl of Salisbury; Lescrop (Scrope), Lord Scrope of Masham; Nevyll (Neville); Visconti, Thomas; Edmund; Thomas; Henry; John; Lucy
Addressees
Lords spiritual and temporal of parliament.
Nature of request
The petitioners complain that although the Duke and community of Milan issued bonds for 70000 florins to Edmund, Earl of Kent, when he married Lucy Visconti, that sum has not been paid, to the peril of the Earl of Kent's soul and the great hardship of his creditors. They request that letters of mark and reprisal be granted to the Archbishop of Canterbury, or to the Guardian of the spiritualities of the see when it is vacant, to recover this sum, plus £5000 in damages and costs.
Nature of endorsement
The king, having inspected the bonds and securities made on this matter, wishes to do what he well and reasonably can do for the recovery of the sum due.
Places mentioned
Melan (Milan), [Italy]
Venys (Venice), [Italy].
People mentioned
John (Gian Maria) [Visconti], Duke of Milan
Community of the city of Milan
Barnabo [Visconti], Duke (Lord) of Milan
Edmund [de Holand], Earl of Kent.
Note
Rot. Parl. vol. IV, p.29a-b (no.5), assigns this petition to 1414, and it is dated in a note on the guard to 1413-1414 with reference to Henry, Lord Scrope of Masham, who was executed in August 1415, and to the king's father.
Related material

For a related petition, see SC 8/24/1161

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2225
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. IV, Hen V and Hen VI, (Record Commission, 1783), p.29a-b (no. 5) (full edition of original petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061293/

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