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Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1405.

Author/Creator:
Bedford, John Plantagenet, Duke of, 1389-1435.
Publication:
1405.
Format/Description:
Manuscript
1 item (1 leaf) : parchment
Contained In:
Miscellaneous Manuscripts. Box 1 Folder 55
Status/Location:
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Subjects:
Bonyngton, John.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1399-1485.
Great Britain.
Politics and government.
Northumberland (England) -- History.
Form/Genre:
Letters patent.
Manuscripts, French.
Manuscripts, Medieval.
Manuscripts, Renaissance.
Language:
In Middle French.
Biography/History:
Third son of Henry IV; Constable of England and Warden of the East March as of 1403; Duke of Bedford after 1414.
Summary:
Charter from John as son of Henry IV, Constable of England, and Warden of the East March, recording the appointment of John Bonyngton as auditor of accounts of ministers, such as receivers, bailiffs, and provosts, in the county of Northumberland, issued in the neighboring northern county of Durham at Durham Castle (Chastell de Duresme) on 22 September 1405, with no signature or seal, the bottom of the document probably having been cut away.
Local notes:
Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.
Penn Provenance:
Sold in a collection of charters at auction at Sotheby's, 7 July 2009 (lot 10).
Contributor:
Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
OCLC:
432051396