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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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A woman of Portugal, wife of John Croft. King. An un-named woman of Portugal, wife...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/224/11175
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This record is about the A woman of Portugal, wife of John Croft. King. An un-named woman of Portugal, wife... dating from [? c. 1394] 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 8/224/11175
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1394]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- A woman of Portugal, wife of John Croft.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- An un-named woman of Portugal, wife of John Croft, requests that her husband be delivered out of the prison in Winchester, as he is a good and loyal liege of the king and has served under the Duke of Lancaster and the Earl of Arundel.
- Nature of endorsement
- Have a writ to certify the cause of his imprisonment, and if there is no reasonable cause then let him be delivered out of prison.
- Places mentioned
- Portugal
- Winchester, [Hampshire]
- Spain.
- People mentioned
- John Croft
- [John of Gaunt], Duke of Lancaster
- [Richard FitzAlan], Earl of Arundel
- Mayor and bailiffs of Winchester.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to? c. 1394, with reference to an order of 1 September 1394 to the constable of Windsor Castle to receive a prisoner of this name. His wife does not give her name in the petition.
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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 Close Rolls, Ric II, vol. V, 1392-1396, (Public Record Office, 1925), p.314 (order to the constable of Windsor castle to receive John Croft and keep him in custody)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334735/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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