An important warrant of Henry VI, mentioning the father of Richard III warrant issued by Henry VI dated Rouen September 25th 1442, instructing the treasurers of the finances of Normandy to pay Thomas Hoo, Knight of the Garter, the sum of &pound2000 tournois by the hand of Pierre Baille, head of finance in execution of a contract drawn up between the Crown and Hoo appointing him for a year and thereafter for as long as Richard Duke of York remains Governor of France and Normandy. Under the contract Hoo was to recruit and maintain 50 mounted lances, 20 foot lances and 210 archers and would receive annually to maintain these troops, the sum of &pound16,000 tournois drawn on the treasury of Normandy and payable at the rate of &pound4000 each quarter. Hoo was permitted to retain revenues from the rebel regions and obliged to show and parade his troops every three months at Nantes. The document is subscribed for the King through the Duke of York, Lieutenant General and Governor of France and Normandy and signed with the mark of Jean Rivel, one of the King’s secretaries in France and one of the Commissioners with Hoo appointed to treat for peace with France in that year. Hoo, a veteran of the French Wars became Chancellor of France and Normandy in 1445 and was created Lord Hoo in 1448. A remarkable and historically important document at a point in history when all the gains in France of Henry V following the Battle of Agincourt, were beginning to be lost. This document also mentions Richard Duke of York one of the key players in late medieval history. Following the losses in France which were to ensue during the following 10 years after this document, the King was judged incapable of ruling and Richard was appointed Protector – eventually leading to the start of the Wars of the Roses. Richard declared himself the rightful King but was killed at the Battle of Wakefield. But his sons succeeded, becoming Edward IV and then Richard III. Document on a single leaf of vellum approx 38x27cm, one portion missing from bottom right hand corner, not affecting text. In remarkably fresh and clean condition for its age and fully legible throughout. Text in medieval Latin.