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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Thomas Langley, Bishop of Durham, the executors of the testament of Henry, formerly...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/199/9929
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This record is about the Thomas Langley, Bishop of Durham, the executors of the testament of Henry, formerly... dating from [c. 1424] 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 8/199/9929
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1424]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Thomas Langley, Bishop of Durham, the executors of the testament of Henry, formerly Archbishop of York, Walter Goddard, Thomas Stibbard and John Parsons.
- Name(s)
- Langley; Goddard; Stibbard; Parsons, Thomas; Walter; Thomas; John
- Addressees
- King and lords of parliament.
- Occupation
- Bishop of Durham
- Nature of request
- [This petition is badly damaged]The petitioners state that a loan was made to the Henry V by the late Archbishop, the Bishop, Walter Goddard, Thomas Stibbard and John Parsons, and also the Prior and convent of Durham on 22 July in the third year of his reign, and that they were given, as security for this loan, a gold tabernacle formerly belonging to the late Duke of Lancaster. They have since been repaid part of their loans, but only part, and [the manuscript is defective at this point], seem to be requesting authority to dispose of the tabernacle to recoup their money.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] Let it be sent to the lords.[On dorse] It is to be done as is [desired].
- Places mentioned
- Durham, [County Durham].
- People mentioned
- Henry [Bowet], formerly Archbishop of York
- Henry V, King of England
- [John of Gaunt], Duke of Lancaster
- [Humphrey of Lancaster], 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/C9295818/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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