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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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Richard Lescrop (Le Scrope), knight. Lescrop (Le Scrope) Richard King. Richard Lescrop...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/181/9017
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This record is about the Richard Lescrop (Le Scrope), knight. Lescrop (Le Scrope) Richard King. Richard Lescrop... dating from [1394-1396] 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 8/181/9017
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1394-1396]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard Lescrop (Le Scrope), knight.
- Name(s)
- Lescrop (Le Scrope), Richard
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Richard Lescrop requests the restoration of the keeping of all the lands and property formerly held by Thomas de Mountfort of the castle of Richmond, together with the wardship of Mountfort's son and heir Alexander, and the wardship of any other heirs should Alexander die under-age. These had been granted to him by Queen Anne, but after the queen's death all such wardships were granted to the Archbishop of York and the Earl of Rutland.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Richmond, [North Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Anne [of Bohemia], Queen of England
- Thomas de Mountfort (Montfort), knight
- Alexander [de Mountfort (Montfort)], son of Thomas de Mountfort
- [Thomas Arundel], Archbishop of York, Chancellor of England
- [Edward of York], Earl of Rutland
- Thomas de Mountfort (Montfort), brother of Alexander de Mountfort.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dates to some point between the death of Anne of Bohemia on 7 June 1394 and the death of Alexander de Mountfort on 1 October 1395.
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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/C9294894/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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