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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Henry Wentworth Wentworth Henry King Henry Wentworth, the son of Philip Wentworth,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/29/1418
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This record is about the Henry Wentworth Wentworth Henry King Henry Wentworth, the son of Philip Wentworth,... dating from [1463-1465] 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 8/29/1418
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1463-1465]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry Wentworth
- Name(s)
- Wentworth, Henry
- Addressees
- King
- Nature of request
- Henry Wentworth, the son of Philip Wentworth, knight, who was attainted of treason in the parliament held at Westminster in November in the first year of Edward IV's reign, asks that he and his heirs might be enabled to inherit as heirs of Philip, by authority of the present parliament, and to plead and sue all manner of actions, as if Philip's attainder or forfeiture had not been; stating that at the time of the forfeiture, Philip had no lands, tenements or possessions that could come to the king.
- Nature of endorsement
- The commons have assented to this bill (on face).It is to be done as is desired (on dorse).
- Places mentioned
- Westminster
- People mentioned
- Philip Wentworth, knight
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This petition is transcribed on the roll of the parliament initially summoned at Westminster in April 1463 and prorogued several times, lasting until January 1465 (Rot. Parl. vol. V, p.548a-b)
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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 8740
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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), p.548a-b (transcription of petition on parliament roll: text unmodified)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061604/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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