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Fernando Afonso de Albuquerque, Master of the Order of St James of the Sword in Portugal....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/300/14989

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This record is about the Fernando Afonso de Albuquerque, Master of the Order of St James of the Sword in Portugal.... dating from [1385] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/300/14989
Date
[1385]
Description
Petitioners
Fernando Afonso de Albuquerque, Master of the Order of St James of the Sword in Portugal.
Name(s)
de Albuquerque, Fernando Afonso
Addressees
Chancellor.
Occupation
Master of the Order of St James of the Sword in Portugal
Nature of request
Fernando, Master of the Order of St James of the Sword in Portugal, states that one Stephen Bayford, innkeeper, has acquired a protection by virtue of a bill under the Master's seal, although he has no intention of going on the expedition to Portugal, but has done this with the abetment of a captain going to Portugal to bar various people from their right. He asks the Chancellor to do what seems just and reasonable to him, notwithstanding his seal.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
People mentioned
Stephen Bayford, innkeeper.
Note
CPR 1381-5, p.525 is dated 5 February 1385, and is clearly in response to this petition.
Related material

For a similar petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/300/14986

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. II, 1381-1385, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.525 (revocation of the protection granted to Stephen Bayford)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9518193/

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