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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 of Lancaster, Earl of Lancaster. of Lancaster; Earl of Lancaster Henry King...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/56/2776
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This record is about the Henry of Lancaster, Earl of Lancaster. of Lancaster; Earl of Lancaster Henry King... dating from [c. 1322] 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 8/56/2776
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry of Lancaster, Earl of Lancaster.
- Name(s)
- of Lancaster; Earl of Lancaster, Henry
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioner came before the king and his council at York on the quindene of the nativity of St John the Baptist year sixteen of the king and stated that the king's grandfather granted various lands to the petitioner's father of which the petitioner is the next heir. He asked the king to grant him these lands now in the king's hands and the charters concerning them that are also in the king's custody. The king answered that Edmund had another son called Thomas, whom the petitioner omitted to mention in his petition on account of the king's judgement. As to this petition he responded that it is in lieu of a writ to the common law and that the petitioner should bring such a writ. The petitioner accepted the king's advice and would return to the matter at the quindene of Michaelmas next.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- York.
- People mentioned
- Edmund [of Lancaster], father of the petitioner
- Thomas [of Lancaster], brother of the petitioner.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable on internal evidence to 1322.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/124/6156
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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 4725
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062994/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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