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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 Barber of Hampshire, formerly barber to Henry V. Barber John Commons of parliament....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/199/9926
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/199/9926
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1422]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Barber of Hampshire, formerly barber to Henry V.
- Name(s)
- Barber, John
- Addressees
- Commons of parliament.
- Occupation
- barber to Henry V
- Nature of request
- John Barber states that he was attached to appear before the King and council on 24 January last, but that he was kept in the custody of the Sheriff until the last day of January, when he was sent to the Tower of London by the council, contrary to the statute of King Edward that no-one should be arrested or otherwise molested without due process of law. He asks the commons to ask the Duke of Gloucester and the other lords of the council in this parliament to uphold the law, so that he might either have his response or be dismissed.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Hampshire
- London.
- People mentioned
- Henry [V], King of England
- Edward, King of England
- [Humphrey of Lancaster], Duke of Gloucester.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable to 1422-1429 by the references to the King's father and to the Duke of Gloucester.
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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/C9295815/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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