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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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George de Dunbar, Earl of March. de Dunbar, Earl of March George King. Dunbar requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/232/11578
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This record is about the George de Dunbar, Earl of March. de Dunbar, Earl of March George King. Dunbar requests... dating from [1402] 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 8/232/11578
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1402]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- George de Dunbar, Earl of March.
- Name(s)
- de Dunbar, Earl of March, George
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Dunbar requests that he be granted wages suitable for his estate and 20 lances and 20 archers to be with him in the king's service, as he has long been in the king's service in the March towards the Scottish enemies without wages or fees.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:]£400.[On dorse, none].
- Places mentioned
- Scotland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1402 as the earl was granted £400 annually on 13 March 1402 (CPR 1401-5, p.53).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another contemporary petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/232/11576
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Chancery Files 484.
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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)
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- Calendar of Documents Relating to Scotland, vol. IV, 1357-1509, Ed. J. Bain, (Her Majesty's General Register House, 1888), no.605 (calendar of petition)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. II, 1401-1405, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.53 (grant of £400 annually so that the earl can find troops to serve the king)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335137/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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