All forgiven: medieval document relating to rebellion soars above estimate

This medieval document with a royal seal attached amounts to a pardon granted by Henry IV (1367-1413) to John Barlawe of the manor of Barlow in Chorlton-Cum-Hardy (now suburban Manchester).

His crimes are not specified but the text reads that Barlawe be “forgiven all rebellion and insurr…

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