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Richard [Mitford], bishop of Chichester, to Richard II: it was agreed in convocation...

Catalogue reference: SC 1/64/33

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SC 1/64/33
Date
1395 July 24
Description

Richard [Mitford], bishop of Chichester, to Richard II: it was agreed in convocation that poor nuns and religious women of all orders were to be exempt from the tenth, but the abbot of Durford, collector of the tenth in the archdeaconry of Chichester, is demanding payment from the nuns of Easebourne; the bishop seeks a remedy. Dated at Amberley.

Former reference: C 47/18/9/25.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Access conditions
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Closure status
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Record URL
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