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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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William Burley of Calais. Burley William King. William Burley of Calais states that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/142/7052
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/142/7052
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1401]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Burley of Calais.
- Name(s)
- Burley, William
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- William Burley of Calais states that at the King's last coming from Boulogne to England he granted him the gift of seven houses in Calais called 'little shops', to hold for term of life; now, in consideration of his service to the King since his coming to England, he asks that he might have letters patent for this gift, backdated to 1 October in the first year of the King's reign.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Calais, [France]
- Boulogne, [Picardy, France].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The writ authorising this is dated in February, 2 Henry IV (1401) (piece 2404 of C 81/607), and is clearly the result of this petition.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a writ of the privy seal to the Chancellor, to make letters patent for this grant, see no. 2404 of C 81/607
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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/C9209231/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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