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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, Duke of Lancaster; Thomas Arundel, Bishop of Ely. Gaunt; Duke of Lancaster;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/109/5411
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This record is about the John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster; Thomas Arundel, Bishop of Ely. Gaunt; Duke of Lancaster;... dating from [c. 1381] 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 8/109/5411
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1381]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster; Thomas Arundel, Bishop of Ely.
- Name(s)
- Gaunt; Duke of Lancaster; Arundel, John; Thomas
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners complain of breaches of their rights as liberty-holders and request writs from the Chancery to support their claims to forfeitures within their liberties.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Probably dating from the aftermath of the Peasants' Revolt, when the bishop of Ely is known to have made petition about his rights to forfeitures: CCR 1381-5, p. 42.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.37 of PRO 31/7/108
For a related petition see SC 8/109/5414
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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 3141
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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/C9149985/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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