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Edmund Whitmore, esquire. Whitmore Edmund King. Edmund Whitmore, esquire, asks the...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/148/7377

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This record is about the Edmund Whitmore, esquire. Whitmore Edmund King. Edmund Whitmore, esquire, asks the... dating from [1413-1422] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/148/7377
Date
[1413-1422]
Description
Petitioners
Edmund Whitmore, esquire.
Name(s)
Whitmore, Edmund
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Edmund Whitmore, esquire, asks the King to ratify and confirm a grant made to him by John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, of 10 marks annually from the issues of the lordship of Halton, and confirmed by Henry IV under the seal of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Halton, [Cheshire].
People mentioned
John [of Gaunt], Duke of Lancaster
[Henry IV], King of England.
Note
From the reference to John of Gaunt as the King's grandfather this petition must date to the reign of Henry V.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209562/

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