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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Gabriel Corbet of Southampton, mariner. Corbet Gabriel Commons in parliament. mariner...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/25/1249
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This record is about the Gabriel Corbet of Southampton, mariner. Corbet Gabriel Commons in parliament. mariner... dating from [1430-1431] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. 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)
- SC 8/25/1249
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1430-1431]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Gabriel Corbet of Southampton, mariner.
- Name(s)
- Corbet, Gabriel
- Addressees
- Commons in parliament.
- Occupation
- mariner
- Nature of request
- Corbet states that he was born in Venice, but many times was beaten and wounded on the high seas in the service of Henry V, and of the present king. He requests that he be granted that he be denizen and he and his heirs be treated in all things as true lieges. He will pay the customs and other things coming due to the king.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let it be as it is desired by this petition for a reasonable fine to be made in Chancery.
- Places mentioned
- Southampton, [Hampshire]
- Venice, [Italy].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition must date to 1430-1431 for the letters of denization were issued on 2 January 1431 (CPR 1429-36, p.117.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a duplicate of this petition without the clause relating to Corbet's royal service, and with no endorsement see SC 8/25/1250
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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 2009
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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)
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- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen VI, vol. II, 1429-1436, (Public Record Office, 1907), p.117 (grant of letters of denization to Corbet)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. IV, Hen V and Hen VI, (Record Commission, 1783), p.386b (no.7) (transcription of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061423/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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