| Order Number | CCA-DCc/ChAnt/K/6 |
| Title | Letter (duplicate) |
| PreviousNumbers | DCc-ChChLet/I/102 (late 19th c) |
| Date | 1 Dec [1496] |
| Description | From: [Henry VII, king of England]
To: [Thomas Goldstone, IV, prior of Canterbury Cathedral Priory]
The king has decided to raise two armies for a war against Scotland, to avenge the cruelty and dishonour done by the Scots. The commissioners for the city of Canterbury will explain this in detail. The council has contributed a large sum of money and the king has also contributed out of his own coffer, but another £40,000 is still needed. The king therefore requests a loan of £100, to be repaid by 30 Nov. The money must be taken to the receipt by 2 Feb and a bill will be issued for repayment. Sign manual of Henry VII. Signet letter. Dated 1 Dec, no year. [Date: Date of Henry VII's war with Scotland. Neither the king nor the prior is actually named.]
Given at the palace of Westminster [Middlesex].
Endorsed 'C li Cant'' in contemporary hand. The address has been covered by the paper on which the document is mounted. |
| Extent | 1 doc |
| Physical Description | Paper, 1p, slits for sealing close, remains of seal on reverse, mounted on modern paper, dirty, creased, rust stains |
| Language | English |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Open |
| Related Material | Duplicate letter: CCA-DCc-ChAnt/K/5
Other copies: CCA-DCc-ChChLet/II/109 and CCA-DCc-ChAnt/M/348 |
| Publication Note | Transcribed in J B Sheppard, Christ Church Letters (Camden Society ns xix, 1877), pp62-6
Noted in R L Poole, Historical Manuscripts Commission, Reports on manuscripts in various collections, vol i (London, 1901), p224 |