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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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Michael Belwell, valet and surgeon. Belwell Michael Commons of this present parliament....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/93/4634
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This record is about the Michael Belwell, valet and surgeon. Belwell Michael Commons of this present parliament.... dating from [1443] 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 8/93/4634
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1443]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Michael Belwell, valet and surgeon.
- Name(s)
- Belwell, Michael
- Addressees
- Commons of this present parliament.
- Occupation
- surgeon
- Nature of request
- Belwell requests that he be granted denizenship as he is French but has served the king and resided in England for many years, and wishes to reside in England during his natural life.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face]1) By chancellor, 14 day of March.2) Let this petition be sent to the Lords.[On dorse, none]
- Places mentioned
- France.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1443 as letters of denization were granted to Belwell on 7 February 1443 (CPR 1441-6, p.173).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.38 of PRO 31/7/118
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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 737
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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)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen VI, vol. IV, 1441-1446, (Public Record Office, 1908), p.173 (letters of denization)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149185/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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