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Lost. Earl of Salisbury. [The petition is badly damaged, and is missing its entire...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/343/16189

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This record is about the Lost. Earl of Salisbury. [The petition is badly damaged, and is missing its entire... dating from [c. 1384-c. 1423] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/343/16189
Date
[c. 1384-c. 1423]
Description
Petitioners
Lost.
Addressees
Earl of Salisbury.
Nature of request
[The petition is badly damaged, and is missing its entire right-hand side. The petitioner requests aid and succour].
Nature of endorsement
[None].
People mentioned
Earl of Salisbury.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1384-c. 1423 in part on the basis of the hand, but also to the reference to events occurring on Thursday 11th February, which could only be the years 1384, 1389, 1395, 1400 or 1423. This encompasses three earls of Salisbury, so it has not been possible to identify the addressee.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Chancery Unsorted Miscellanea (transferred 30 Oct. 1924).
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736670/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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