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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Richard Stanlake. Stanlake Richard Lords and commons of parliament. Request that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/139/6917
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This record is about the Richard Stanlake. Stanlake Richard Lords and commons of parliament. Request that... dating from [? c. 1399] 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 8/139/6917
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1399]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard Stanlake.
- Name(s)
- Stanlake, Richard
- Addressees
- Lords and commons of parliament.
- Nature of request
- Request that the petitioner be exempted from the fine for the confirmation of his office of bailiff of Calais.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let him sue before the chancellor and do as the law demands.
- Places mentioned
- Calais, [France].
- People mentioned
- Edward III, King of England
- Richard II, King of England
- John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From internal evidence, it is possible that the petition dates from early in the reign of Henry IV.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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/C9209101/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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