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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 Gentyll of Genoa. Gentyll John [Humphrey of Lancaster], duke of Gloucester,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/156/7797
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This record is about the John Gentyll of Genoa. Gentyll John [Humphrey of Lancaster], duke of Gloucester,... dating from 1429 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 8/156/7797
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1429
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Gentyll of Genoa.
- Name(s)
- Gentyll, John
- Addressees
- [Humphrey of Lancaster], duke of Gloucester, keeper of England.
- Nature of request
- [The petition is in parts illegible].Gentyll requests that he can depart to his own lands to raise his ransom as he is a prisoner of Kilyngham.
- Nature of endorsement
- 23 January 1429 it was agreed by the council that the petitioner should letters of safe conduct for a year according to the form of the petition.
- Places mentioned
- Genoa, [Italy]
- London
- Calais, [France].
- People mentioned
- [Humphrey of Lancaster], duke of Gloucester, keeper of England
- John Kilyngham, citizen of [London].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1429 by the endorsement which records the response of the council on 23 January 1429 (7 Hen. VI).
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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/C9209989/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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