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John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey and Strathearn, Lord of Bromfield and Yale. de Warenne,...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/148/7378

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This record is about the John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey and Strathearn, Lord of Bromfield and Yale. de Warenne,... dating from [1339-1340] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/148/7378
Date
[1339-1340]
Description
Petitioners
John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey and Strathearn, Lord of Bromfield and Yale.
Name(s)
de Warenne, Earl of Surrey and Strathearn, Lord of Bromfield and Yale, John
Addressees
William Trussell, Admiral of the Fleet of the South.
Nature of request
Letter from John, Earl of Surrey to William Trussell, Admiral of the Fleet of the South, concerning the possibility of attack by the Norman navy.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Normandy, [France]
Spain
Plymouth, [Devon]
Cockfield, [Suffolk].
People mentioned
[William de Montague], Earl of Salisbury.
Note
William Trussell was Admiral of the Fleet of the South between February 1339 and June 1341. This petition is dated 13 June, so must date to either 1339 or 1340.
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/C9209563/

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