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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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William Loncastr' (Lancaster). Loncastr' (Lancaster) William Archbishop of Canterbury,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/304/15188
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This record is about the William Loncastr' (Lancaster). Loncastr' (Lancaster) William Archbishop of Canterbury,... dating from [1455] 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 8/304/15188
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1455]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Loncastr' (Lancaster).
- Name(s)
- Loncastr' (Lancaster), William
- Addressees
- Archbishop of Canterbury, chancellor.
- Nature of request
- Loncastr' requests the keeping of the county of Westmorland during the minority of John, son and heir of Thomas Clifford, who held the office of sheriff of Westmorland on the day of his death, and that he be granted letters patent thereon.
- Nature of endorsement
- On 5 November in the 34th year [1455] in the Star Chamber at Westminster the King, with the advice of his council, granted that Lancaster should be sheriff of Westmorland at the King's pleasure and that he should have letters patent under the great seal thereon.
- Places mentioned
- Westmorland
- Westminster.
- People mentioned
- [Thomas Bourchier], Archbishop of Canterbury, Chancellor
- Thomas Clyfford (Clifford), knight
- John [Clifford], son and heir of Thomas Clifford.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The endorsement is dated 5 November in the 34th year of Henry VI (1455).
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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/C9528935/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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