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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, Captain of Calais Beaufort, Duke of Somerset Edmund...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/28/1357
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This record is about the Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, Captain of Calais Beaufort, Duke of Somerset Edmund... dating from [1453] 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 8/28/1357
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1453]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, Captain of Calais
- Name(s)
- Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, Edmund
- Addressees
- King
- Occupation
- Captain of Calais
- Nature of request
- 1) The duke states that he and other captains and lieutenants in the march of Calais are due a sum for the wages for their troops. He requests that he may be paid the money from the customs of Sandwich after the duke of Buckingham, Somerset's predecessor as captain, has been satisfied for the sum owing to him.2) He requests that they be able to appoint one of the customers at Sandwich.3) That the treasurer of England make sufficient warrants to the chancellor for the making of letters patent for the collector.4) He requests that his customer receive all money received from the customs which is to be delivered to the treasurer of Calais to deliver to the duke and his executors until fully satisfied.5) He requests that his collector on making account at the Exchequer be allowed the sums paid to the treasurer of Calais, and be discharged.6) That the other collectors have allowance for sums taken on wool and other products exported.7) It be lawful for the duke and his executors to sue the treasurer of Calais for any sums not delivered.8) The chancellor of England to be able to make letters patent for the execution of the act.9) Nothing to be done to the prejudice of the duke of Buckingham and others.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Calais, [France]
- Sandwich, [Kent]
- People mentioned
- Humphrey [Stafford], Duke of Buckingham
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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 7857
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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)
- English
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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. V, Hen VI and Edw IV, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.233a-234b (full edition of petition on parliament roll)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061538/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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