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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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Executors of the testament of Thomas de Felton, late seneschal of Gascony. King and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/111/5509
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This record is about the Executors of the testament of Thomas de Felton, late seneschal of Gascony. King and... dating from [c. 1381-c. 1383] 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 8/111/5509
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1381-c. 1383]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Executors of the testament of Thomas de Felton, late seneschal of Gascony.
- Addressees
- King and council in the present parliament.
- Nature of request
- The executors request that sufficient warrant be sent to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer to account with them for sums owed to Felton from the king and his grandfather, and to make payment of any sums that are found to be reasonably due to Felton as they cannot execute his will.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Gascony, [France].
- People mentioned
- Thomas de Felton, late seneschal of Gascony.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is probably contemporary with SC 8/111/5505 and therefore dates to c. 1381-c. 1383 (CPR 1381-5, pp.9, 221).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition by Felton's widow see SC 8/111/5505
For another petition on a related matter by Felton's widow see SC 8/85/4215
For a variant petition of SC 8/111/5505 see SC 8/104/5168
For transcript, see no.24 of PRO 31/7/107
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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 3429
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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, Ric II, vol. II, 1381-1385, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.9 (order to the escheator to remove his hand from the manor of Kirton) & p.221 (pardon to Joan, widow of Thomas de Felton of all sums owing to the king)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150174/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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