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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 of Gaunt, King of Castile and Leon and Duke of Lancaster. Gaunt, King of Castile...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/94/4679
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This record is about the John of Gaunt, King of Castile and Leon and Duke of Lancaster. Gaunt, King of Castile... dating from [? c. 1377] 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 8/94/4679
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John of Gaunt, King of Castile and Leon and Duke of Lancaster.
- Name(s)
- Gaunt, King of Castile and Leon and Duke of Lancaster, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Gaunt requests that the king grant by his charter to him, his heirs, his men and tenants that they be quit of all tolls and other customs throughout England not withstanding certain infringements of their liberty, and that the grant be confirmed in the current parliament.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Lancaster, [Lancashire]
- Leicester, [Leicestershire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated speculatively and in accordance with the guard note to? c. 1377 as the petition is likely to be early in the reign of Richard II.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.12B of PRO 31/7/110
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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 815
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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/C9149230/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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