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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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Merchants of Lucca. Duke of Bedford, Keeper of England. The merchants of Lucca request...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/307/15302
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This record is about the Merchants of Lucca. Duke of Bedford, Keeper of England. The merchants of Lucca request... dating from [1418] 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 8/307/15302
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1418]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Merchants of Lucca.
- Addressees
- Duke of Bedford, Keeper of England.
- Nature of request
- The merchants of Lucca request letters of safe-conduct for two years so that they, their factors, attorneys, servants, ships, vessels, goods, merchandises and mariners can come into England and the King's other lordships to trade.
- Nature of endorsement
- On 26 October in the sixth year [1418] it was agreed by the council that the merchants of Lucca should have letters of safe-conduct for one year, according to the contents of this petition, with the necessary clauses in due form.
- Places mentioned
- Lucca, [Italy].
- People mentioned
- [John of Lancaster], Duke of Bedford, Keeper of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The endorsement is dated 26 October in the 6th year, probably of Henry V (1418).
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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/C9518357/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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