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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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Beatrice of Portugal, Countess of Arundel and Surrey. Portugal, Countess of Arundel...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/304/15195
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This record is about the Beatrice of Portugal, Countess of Arundel and Surrey. Portugal, Countess of Arundel... dating from [1417-1424] 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 8/304/15195
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1417-1424]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Beatrice of Portugal, Countess of Arundel and Surrey.
- Name(s)
- Portugal, Countess of Arundel and Surrey, Beatrice
- Addressees
- Bishop of Durham, Chancellor.
- Nature of request
- Beatrice, Countess of Arundel and Surrey requests a writ directed to the customers of Southampton discharging her from the custom on 80 tuns of wine sent to her by her father, the King of Portugal, for her household, as other chancellors have granted for her.
- Nature of endorsement
- The council agreed that if the Countess gives her oath before the chancellor that the 80 tuns of wine are truly for her own household, that then a writ should be made in accordance with the petition.
- Places mentioned
- Southampton, [Hampshire]
- Portugal.
- People mentioned
- [Thomas Langley], Bishop of Durham, Chancellor
- [John I], King of Portugal, father of the petitioner.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition, which is addressed to the bishop of Durham as chancellor, probably dates to 1417-24 but may date to 1406.
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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/C9528942/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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