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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Holland, Earl of Huntingdon, admiral of the South and West. Holland, Earl of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/250/12479
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This record is about the John Holland, Earl of Huntingdon, admiral of the South and West. Holland, Earl of... dating from [1390-1391] 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 8/250/12479
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1390-1391]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Holland, Earl of Huntingdon, admiral of the South and West.
- Name(s)
- Holland, Earl of Huntingdon, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Places mentioned
- London.
- Nature of request
- John, Earl of Huntingdon and admiral of the South and West requests that whereas the office of the admiralty has, from time of memory, held jurisdiction everywhere within the floodmark, inside and outside franchises, without being disturbed, troubled or resisted, until recently when the mayor and sheriffs of London and several others have disobeyed the admiral's commands and orders, that the King order that the mayor and sheriffs be heard and examined by the King himself or by commissioners ordained for this.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to 1390-1, with reference to CPR 1388-92, p. 436, a January 1391 commission to hear and examine the mayor and sheriffs of London and several others in accordance with this petition. This is also the date of the Chancery warrant with which it was formerly enclosed (C 81/522 no.6954).
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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.6954 of C 81/522
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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 Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. IV, 1388-1392, (Public Record Office, 1902), p.436 (commission to hear and examine the mayor and sheriffs of London and several others in accordance with this petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440085/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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