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Request to Richard [II.] to take into his favour William [Welde,] a Benedictine monk...
Catalogue reference: SC 7/62/5
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This record is about the Request to Richard [II.] to take into his favour William [Welde,] a Benedictine monk... dating from [1388] Nov. 26. in the series Special Collections: Papal Bulls. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1388] Nov. 26.
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Request to Richard [II.] to take into his favour William [Welde,] a Benedictine monk of St. Augustine without the walls, Canterbury, whose election as abbot of that monastery the pope has confirmed. Gratie divine . . . St. Peter's, Rome. 6 Kal. Dec., 11 Urban [VI.]
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Bulla missing, fragment of hemp string. [R.]
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Special Collections: Papal Bulls
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