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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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John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset and Thomas Beaufort his brother, prisoners in France....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/141/7018
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This record is about the John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset and Thomas Beaufort his brother, prisoners in France.... dating from [1427] 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 8/141/7018
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1427]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset and Thomas Beaufort his brother, prisoners in France.
- Name(s)
- Beaufort, Earl of Somerset; Beaufort, John; Thomas
- Addressees
- Duke of Gloucester and the lords of parliament.
- Nature of request
- John, Earl of Somerset and Thomas his brother, prisoners in France, state that an agreement was made to release them in exchange for the release of John, Duke of Bourbon, and ask that this might be put into effect.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] By Lord Cromwell, 3 November.[None on dorse]
- Places mentioned
- France
- Calais, [France].
- People mentioned
- [Humphrey of Lancaster], Duke of Gloucester
- John [I], Duke of Bourbon
- John [of Lancaster], Duke of Bedford
- Thomas [Beaufort], Duke of [Exeter]
- Henry [V], King of England
- [Ralph de Cromwell], Lord Cromwell.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable to 1427, with reference to the late Duke of Exeter (dies 31 December 1426), and to the related engagement of the Duke of Bourbon, which is dated 10 March 1427 (C 47/30/9/14). The date of 3 November 1427 would fit with parliament then sitting.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.16 of PRO 31/7/117
For a related petition, see SC 8/200/9960
For a document formerly attached to this one, containing the Duke of Bourbon's engagement to seek the release of the petitioners, see C 47/30/9/14
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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/C9209154/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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