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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford, Regent of France. Lancaster, Duke of Bedford,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/24/1200
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/24/1200
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1426]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford, Regent of France.
- Name(s)
- Lancaster, Duke of Bedford, Regent of France, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- John, Duke of Bedford states that he was given the office of constable of the castle of Berwick-upon-Tweed by Henry IV, and that this gift was confirmed by Henry V and by the present king; but because he is Regent of France he cannot attend to this personally, and fears that this may put the castle in danger. He asks the king to grant, by authority of the present parliament, that he might appoint a lieutenant or lieutenants of the castle, whenever it seems expedient to him, who would answer to the king for its safekeeping - provided always that this is not prejudicial to his letters of grant of this castle.
- Nature of endorsement
- The King, on the advice of the lords spiritual and temporal has granted that the Duke of Bedford may appoint such a lieutenant as seems suitable to the King's council, for the safekeeping of Berwick castle at the King's pleasure; provided that the lieutenant finds before the said council such security as seems reasonable to them for the safe-keeping of the said castle.
- Places mentioned
- France
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland].
- People mentioned
- [Henry IV], King of England
- [Henry V], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This petition is enrolled on the roll of the parliament held at Westminster in February, 4 Henry VI (1426) (Rot. Parl. vol. IV pp.300b-301a).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 980
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. IV, Hen V and Hen VI, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.300b-301a (transcription of petition on roll of parliament: text unmodified)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061371/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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