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John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, marshal of France. Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury John...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/182/9099

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This record is about the John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, marshal of France. Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury John... dating from [? c. 1442] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/182/9099
Date
[? c. 1442]
Description
Petitioners
John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, marshal of France.
Name(s)
Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, John
Addressees
King.
Occupation
marshal of France
Nature of request
[This petition is badly damaged and incomplete.]The Earl of Shrewsbury requests the payment of sums due to him by virtue of his post as Marshal of France.
Nature of endorsement
[Damaged and illegible.]
Places mentioned
France
Clermont, [France]
Amboise, [Anjou, France]
Normandy, [France].
People mentioned
[Humphrey of Lancaster], Duke of Gloucester.
Note
Dated on the guard to? c. 1442. Talbot was created Earl of Shrewsbury in that year, and the petition probably dates to around that time, one Talbot's few visits to England. Other places appear in the petition, but these are no longer legible.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294976/

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