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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Anne, Countess of Stafford, daughter and heir of Eleanor, one of the daughters and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/26/1268
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/26/1268
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1432]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Anne, Countess of Stafford, daughter and heir of Eleanor, one of the daughters and heirs of Humphrey de Bohun, late earl of Hereford, Essex and Northampton, and constable of England
- Name(s)
- Countess of Stafford, Anne
- Addressees
- King
- Nature of request
- The countess states that she is heir to half of the Bohun inheritance, the other heir being Henry V in right of his mother Mary, and that a certain accord was made between them to divide the inheritance at Westminster on 2 May 1421 except fees and advowsons held in gross. It was also agreed for the partition of the fees and advowsons in gross, the king choosing which he wanted of them. The countess requests that she be granted that she may be able to partition the fees and advowsons in Chancery, and that the treasurer and chancellor have the authority to choose those that are best for the king, and the countess have and enjoy the rest.
- Nature of endorsement
- The partition of the fees and advowsons should be made to the countess as is specified in the petition, the partition being made in Chancery, and calling into the presence of the chancellor and treasurer in Chancery the chamberlain and general receiver of the duchy of Lancaster and others of the council of the king of the duchy that the chancellor and treasurer see fit. The chancellor and treasurer have the full authority of parliament to choose for the king which parts are best to select for the king by the advice of the chamberlain and others. Following this the other parts are to be delivered out of the king's hands to the countess.
- Places mentioned
- Westminster
- England
- Wales
- Welsh March.
- People mentioned
- Eleanor, one of the daughters and heirs of Humphrey de Bohun, late earl of Hereford, Essex and Northampton, and constable of England
- Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, Essex and Northampton, and Constable of England
- Mary [de Bohun], mother of Henry V
- Henry V, King of England
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is probably contemporary with SC 8/26/1270 which seems to be from the parliament held at Westminster on 12 May 1432. It is otherwise only dated by the title in Rot. Parl. Vol. IV, p.414 states this petition to be for 10 Henry VI (1431-2).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition concerning the partition of the Bohun inheritance see SC 8/26/1270
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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 7643
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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.415b-416a (edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061443/
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