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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
Item
Henry Wircestre (Worcester). Wircestre (Worcester) Henry Duke of Bedford, keeper...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/151/7550
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This record is about the Henry Wircestre (Worcester). Wircestre (Worcester) Henry Duke of Bedford, keeper... dating from [1418] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/151/7550
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1418]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry Wircestre (Worcester).
- Name(s)
- Wircestre (Worcester), Henry
- Addressees
- Duke of Bedford, keeper of England.
- Nature of request
- Wircestre requests a grant of the office of gardener of the king's garden in the town of Windsor vacant by the death of Haydon, for the wages received by Haydon.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Windsor, [Berkshire].
- People mentioned
- [John of Lancaster], duke of Bedford, keeper of England
- John Haydon, late gardener of the king's garden in the town of Windsor.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1418 as the petition was granted on 16 February 1418 (CPR 1416-22, p.136).
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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 V, vol. II, 1416-1422, (Public Record Office, 1911), p.136 (grant during pleasure of the office to the petitioner)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209736/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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