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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John of Gaunt, Duke of Guyenne and of Lancaster; Henry of Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/252/12557
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This record is about the John of Gaunt, Duke of Guyenne and of Lancaster; Henry of Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby.... dating from [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 8/252/12557
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1394]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John of Gaunt, Duke of Guyenne and of Lancaster; Henry of Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby.
- Name(s)
- Gaunt, Duke of Guyenne and of Lancaster; Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby, John; Henry
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The duke and earl request that the king release all his claims that he has to the advowson of the church of Owston, and grant that they can give it to the abbot and convent of Welbeck Manor.[The petition recites at length the descent of the advowson through the lineages of Lincoln and Lancaster].
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:]This petition is granted by the king.[On dorse, none].
- Places mentioned
- Oulston, [West Riding of] Yorkshire
- Pontefract honour.
- People mentioned
- Blanche [of Lancaster], daughter of Henry of Grosmont, duke of Lancaster
- Henry Lacy, earl of Lincoln and constable of Chester
- Edmund [Crouchback], brother of Edward I
- Thomas [of Lancaster], son of Edmund Crouchback
- Henry [of Lancaster], son of Edmund Crouchback
- Henry [of Grosmont], duke of Lancaster
- Abbot of Welbeck.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1394 as the licence for alienation in mortmain was granted to the petitioners on 7 March 1394 (CPR 1391-6, p.381).
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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. V, 1391-1396, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.381 (licence for the alienation in mortmain)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440163/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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