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Henry le Chen, Bishop of Aberdeen. Chen Henry King. Bishop of Aberdeen The bishop...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/10/452

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Reference
SC 8/10/452
Date
[1296-1307]
Description
Petitioners
Henry le Chen, Bishop of Aberdeen.
Name(s)
Chen, Henry
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Bishop of Aberdeen
Nature of request
The bishop of Aberdeen states that he, his church and his predecessors have been in full seisin of second tithes from time immemorial, and notably in the time of King Alexander, and more recently in the time of the present King Edward, who fully granted these tithes to him, and commanded his Keeper of Scotland beyond the Mountains, and the sheriffs of Aberdeenshire and Banffshire, that he was not to be hindered in his possession of them, or of anything else he had in the time of King Alexander - but the present Chamberlain will not allow him them, without a new command from the king. He requests that the Chamberlain be instructed to allow him to have the tithes, and that he might henceforth enjoy them peacefully.
Nature of endorsement
The king wishes the bishop to have his second tithes, and all the other rents pertaining to his church; which tithes he and his predecessors received in the time of King Alexander. And he is to have a writ on this.
Places mentioned
Aberdeen, [Aberdeenshire, Scotland]
Banffshire, Scotland
Scotland.
People mentioned
The Keeper of Scotland beyond the Mountains
Sheriff of Aberdeen
Sheriff of Banff
the Chamberlain of Scotland.
Note
Dated broadly, to the period of Edward I's direct rule in Scotland. Like the surrounding petitions, it is likely to be towards the end of this period. Henry le Chen was Bishop of Aberdeen from 1282-1328.
Related material

For another petition from same petitioner, probably delivered at the same time, see SC 8/10/455

For transcript, see p.3 of PRO 31/7/93

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 206
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.471b, no.65 (full edition of original petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060578/

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