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Peter Godenburgh. Godenburgh Peter Commons of the present parliament. Godenburgh...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/113/5646

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Reference
SC 8/113/5646
Date
[? 1437]
Description
Petitioners
Peter Godenburgh.
Name(s)
Godenburgh, Peter
Addressees
Commons of the present parliament.
Nature of request
Godenburgh requests that the commons request to the king and lords spiritual and temporal in the present parliament that he be granted denizenship for him and his heirs, he being born in Southwark, but his father being born in Holland.
Nature of endorsement
[On face]1) By the chancellor, 2 March.2) Let this bill be sent to the lords.
Places mentioned
Southwark, Surrey
Holland, [Netherlands].
People mentioned
John Godenburgh, dutchman, father of the petitioner.
Note
The petition is dated speculatively to 1437 on the basis of the guard note, though there is no direct evidence cited to support this.
Related material

For transcript, see no.40 of PRO 31/7/118

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 3783
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150319/

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