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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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John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset. Beaufort, Earl of Somerset John King. John, Earl...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/251/12532
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This record is about the John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset. Beaufort, Earl of Somerset John King. John, Earl... dating from [c. 1441] 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 8/251/12532
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1441]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Beaufort, Earl of Somerset.
- Name(s)
- Beaufort, Earl of Somerset, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- John, Earl of Somerset requests letters patent in the terms specified in the attached schedule. [The schedule is now missing.]
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Evidently dates to some point between the death of Henry Beaufort, Earl of Somerset in 1418 and the elevation of John Beaufort to a dukedom on 28 august 1443. Notes on the guard suggest a date of c. 1441, with reference to possible grants made to the Earl around this time made in 1440 and 1442. However, the schedule has not been identified.
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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)
- English
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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/C9440138/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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