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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 Spenser. Spenser John King. [This petition is damaged and incomplete.]John Spenser...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/141/7037
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This record is about the John Spenser. Spenser John King. [This petition is damaged and incomplete.]John Spenser... dating from [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 8/141/7037
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1399]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Spenser.
- Name(s)
- Spenser, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [This petition is damaged and incomplete.]John Spenser requests confirmation of certain grants made to him by Richard II.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face, possibly incomplete] This bill was granted.[None on dorse]
- Places mentioned
- Ford, Shropshire.
- People mentioned
- Richard [II], King of England
- Thomas [March... (rest of name missing)].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1399-1401 p.242 is dated 19 November 1399, and is probably for the grants mentioned in this petition, although the damage to it makes it hard to be certain.
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. I, 1399-1401, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.242 (inspeximus and confirmation of certain grants made to the petitioner by Richard II)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209174/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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