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John de Shepeye (Sheppey), prebendary of Nassington in Lincoln Cathedral. de Shepeye...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/21/1038A

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Reference
SC 8/21/1038A
Date
[1394]
Description
Petitioners
John de Shepeye (Sheppey), prebendary of Nassington in Lincoln Cathedral.
Name(s)
de Shepeye (Sheppey), John
Addressees
King and lords in parliament.
Occupation
prebendary of Nassington in Lincoln Cathedral
Nature of request
John de Shepeye, prebendary of Nassington in Lincoln Cathedral, requests that the record and process of a plea between him and Henry, Prior of Huntingdon, concerning arrears of rent, which contains errors, be brought before the king in the present parliament, and the errors corrected; and that the prior be instructed to be at the next parliament to hear the errors, and to do and receive what has been decided.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Nassington, [Northamptonshire]
Nicole (Lincoln), [Lincolnshire]
Huntingdon, [Huntingdonshire].
People mentioned
Henry, Prior of Huntingdon.
Note
Firmly dated to the parliament of January 1394 by reference to Rot. Parl. vol. III p.315a, and by the writ summoning the prior to be at this parliament, SC 8/21/1038B.Rot. Parl. vol. III p.289a is from the roll of the parliament held at Westminster in November 1391.
Related material

A writ instructing the prior to be at the parliament of January 1394 is SC 8/21/1038B

An earlier petition from the same petitioner in similar terms is SC 8/21/1040

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 7455
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. III, Ric II and Hen IV, (Record Commission, 1783), p.315a (transcription of petition on parliament roll, with response) & p.289a (transcription of earlier petition in similar terms on parliament roll)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061199/

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