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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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John Witters, also known as John Haukyn, taverner of Lincoln. Witters; Haukyn John;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/86/4269
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This record is about the John Witters, also known as John Haukyn, taverner of Lincoln. Witters; Haukyn John;... dating from [c. 1422-c. 1430] 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 8/86/4269
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1422-c. 1430]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Witters, also known as John Haukyn, taverner of Lincoln.
- Name(s)
- Witters; Haukyn, John; John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Places mentioned
- Lincoln, [Lincolnshire]
- Nature of request
- The petitioner states that he has lived in England for twenty-four years, and intends to continue living there for the rest of his life, and requests that the commons ask the King and lords in parliament to grant, by authority of parliament, that the petitioner and the heirs of his body might become denizens, and treated in all things as the King's true lieges born in England.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] Let it be sent to the lords.[On dorse] The King wills it, provided that he pays the King customs, subsidies and other dues as a foreigner.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to '? c. 1432', with reference to SC 8/148/7351 and SC 8/85/4224, which is however, tentatively dated to c. 1426. There do seem to be a spate of these petitions in the early years of Henry VI: SC 8/85/4227, SC 8/85/4230 and SC 8/85/4242 are other examples. Whatever its date, this petition seems to be contemporary with SC 8/148/7351, and presented ten years before SC 8/150/7492: perhaps the best estimate would be to date this petition to c. 1422-c. 1430 and SC 8/150/7492 to c. 1432-c. 1440.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a duplicate of this petition without endorsement, see SC 8/148/7351
For a related petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/150/7492
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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 8601
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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/C9148811/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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