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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Foreste of Brittany. de Foreste William King. Foreste requests that the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/250/12477
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This record is about the William de Foreste of Brittany. de Foreste William King. Foreste requests that the... dating from [1412] 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 8/250/12477
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1412]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Foreste of Brittany.
- Name(s)
- de Foreste, William
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Foreste requests that the King grant him letters of safe-conduct to come to England with eight men, twelve horses, their servants, goods and equipment and to remain until fine and payment or an agreement is made for his ransom with Popham, by whom he was imprisoned and released so that he could return to Brittany, and with Knight.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Brittany, [France].
- People mentioned
- John Popham
- John Knyght (Knight).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to 1412, since this is the date of the Chancery warrant with which it was formerly enclosed (C 81/654 no.7115).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the Chancery writ in which this was formerly enclosed see no.7115 of C 81/654
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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/C9440083/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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