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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 Lour. Lour John King. John Lour requests appointment to the office of clerk...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/185/9238
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This record is about the John Lour. Lour John King. John Lour requests appointment to the office of clerk... dating from [1430] 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 8/185/9238
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1430]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Lour.
- Name(s)
- Lour, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- John Lour requests appointment to the office of clerk of the statute merchant at Lostwithiel in the Duchy of Cornwall.
- Nature of endorsement
- On 26 May 8 [Henry VI] it was agreed that the chancellor make letters patent in the form given, by the lords of Gloucester, Canterbury, York, the Chancellor, Rochester, Cromwell, and the Keeper of the Privy Seal.
- Places mentioned
- Lostwithiel, Cornwall.
- People mentioned
- [Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of] Gloucester
- [Henry Chichele, Archbishop of] Canterbury
- [John Kemp, Archbishop of] York and Chancellor
- [John Langdon, Bishop of] Rochester
- [Ralph Cromwell, Lord] Cromwell
- [William Alnwick], Keeper of the Privy Seal.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The requested grant was made on 26 May 1430.
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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 VI, vol. II, 1429-1436, (Public Record Office, 1907), p.57 (requested appointment)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295116/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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