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John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford. Lancaster, Duke of Bedford John King. John, Duke...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/96/4755

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This record is about the John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford. Lancaster, Duke of Bedford John King. John, Duke... dating from [1433] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/96/4755
Date
[1433]
Description
Petitioners
John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford.
Name(s)
Lancaster, Duke of Bedford, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
John, Duke of Bedford, requests that letters patent of Henry V creating him Earl of Kendal and Duke of Bedford for life, and also making certain grants to him to support his estate as Earl and Duke, might be extended to himself and the heirs male of his body.
Nature of endorsement
[On face] The commons have assented to this bill.It is to be done as is requested.[None on dorse]
Places mentioned
Leicester, [Leicestershire]
Bedfordshire
Buckinghamshire.
People mentioned
Henry [V], King of England.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 963
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen VI, vol. II, 1429-1436, (Public Record Office, 1907), p.298 (grant as requested by the petition)
  • Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. IV, Hen V and Hen VI, (Record Commission, 1783), p.465 (full edition of petition)
  • The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), parliament of 1433, appendix no. 17 (summary of petition and references)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149319/

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