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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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Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster. Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster Katherine...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/181/9045
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This record is about the Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster. Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster Katherine... dating from [1401] 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 8/181/9045
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1401]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster.
- Name(s)
- Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster, Katherine
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Katherine, wife of the king's late father, requests that she be granted all liberties and franchises in the manors and honours of Tickhill and Laughton en le Morthen, and the manors of Gringley on the Hill and Wheatley, which she holds for life, and a pardon for any unlicensed use of these.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Tickhill, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Laughton en le Morthen, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Gringley on the Hill, [Nottinghamshire]
- Wheatley, [Nottinghamshire].
- People mentioned
- [John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster], late husband of the petitioner
- Edward [III], King of England
- Richard [II], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The requested grant and pardon were issued on 25 January 1401.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the writ with which this petition was formerly enclosed see no.2303 of C 81/606
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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 IV, vol. I, 1399-1401, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.408 (requested grant and pardon)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294922/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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