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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
Item
John of Gaunt, King of Castile and Leon, Duke of Lancaster. Gaunt, King of Castile...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/103/5101
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This record is about the John of Gaunt, King of Castile and Leon, 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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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/103/5101
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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, Duke of Lancaster.
- Name(s)
- Gaunt, King of Castile and Leon, Duke of Lancaster, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The petitioner seeks letters to the king's justice of Chester (or his lieutenant), to admit his claims and liberties of Halton in the style of his predecessor lords since time without memory etc., notwithstanding that others obstruct and contest the said claims in the king's court etc.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Chester, [Cheshire]
- Halton, [Cheshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Notes on the guard date this petition to 1377.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.13 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 2070
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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/C9149671/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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