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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Holand, Earl of Huntingdon, and Henry de Percy, Wardens of the Marches. de...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/115/5726
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This record is about the John de Holand, Earl of Huntingdon, and Henry de Percy, Wardens of the Marches. de... dating from [1397] 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 8/115/5726
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1397]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Holand, Earl of Huntingdon, and Henry de Percy, Wardens of the Marches.
- Name(s)
- de Holand, Earl of Huntingdon; de Percy, John; Henry
- Addressees
- King.
- Places mentioned
- Scotland.
- Nature of request
- [Parts of this petition are now illegible]. The wardens of the March request advice on the preservation of the truce between England and Scotland. They are aware of the king's wishes, but have suffered greatly from attacks by the Scots.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] To the Lords.[on dorse] vii (7).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- John de Holand was created Earl of Huntingdon in June 1388, and appointed Keeper of the West March on 16 February 1397, at a time when Henry Percy was already Warden of the East March. The petition therefore seems to have been written for presentation at the Parliament opening on 29 September 1397, the date on which Holand was created Duke of Exeter.
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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 4038
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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. VI, 1396-1399, (Public Record Office, 1909), p.86 (appointment of John Holand, Earl of Huntingdon, as warden of the West March and Keeper of Carlisle)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150400/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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