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John de Holand, Earl of Huntingdon. de Holand, Earl of Huntingdon John Council. The...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/217/10801

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This record is about the John de Holand, Earl of Huntingdon. de Holand, Earl of Huntingdon John Council. The... dating from [? c. 1422] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/217/10801
Date
[? c. 1422]
Description
Petitioners
John de Holand, Earl of Huntingdon.
Name(s)
de Holand, Earl of Huntingdon, John
Addressees
Council.
Nature of request
The Earl of Huntingdon requests that the council issue letters patent assigning sufficient people to act as attorney for him in all manner of pleas.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Note
Dated on the guard to c. 1422, with reference to the Earl's capture at Baugé on 22 March 1421. The petition may well date from the time of his captivity, between 1421 and 1426, while the request to the council that they issue the letters may well date it to the minority of Henry VI, rather than the latter months of Henry V's reign.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334358/

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