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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Bishop of Bangor. King and council. Bishop of Bangor The bishop states that it is...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/15/733
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This record is about the Bishop of Bangor. King and council. Bishop of Bangor The bishop states that it is... dating from [c. 1327-c. 1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/15/733
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327-c. 1350]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Bishop of Bangor.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Bishop of Bangor
- Nature of request
- The bishop states that it is customary in Wales for the prince to have the goods of bishops after they have died which are found within their lordship. The prince has granted to the bishop by his charter that he be freely able to make a will and devise his goods at his will without challenge from the prince or his ministers. The bishop requests that the king grant a confirmation of this charter.
- Nature of endorsement
- He should show the charter of the prince of which this petition makes mention.
- Places mentioned
- Gales (Wales)
- Bangor, [Caernarfonshire, Wales].
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 632
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.33-4 (calendar of petition)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1891), p.387 (licence for Englefield to dispose of his goods by will)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. V, 1340-1343, (Public Record Office, 1900), p.291 (exemplification of earlier licence)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.392b (no.84) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060874/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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