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Petitioners

Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury.

Name(s)

Chichele, Henry

Addressees

King.

Occupation

Archbishop of Canterbury

Nature of request

The archbishop states that by licence of Henry V he founded a collegiate church in Higham Ferrers, and the king also granted to him and William Chichele the alien priory of West Mersea, and a licence for Isabel Dorewood to grant and let at farm her life interest in the priory to them so that they could establish the church. They have confirmations of Henry V, the archbishop, Isabel and the bishop of Winchester as is more fully contained in the king's confirmation. The archbishop requests that the king view his letters of confirmation, and with the assent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and the commons in parliament confirm this in accordance with his letters patent.

Nature of endorsement

Let a confirmation be made under the great seal of the king of his letters patent according to that which is desired by the petition for a reasonable fine made in Chancery.

Places mentioned

Higham Ferrers, [Northamptonshire]

West Mersea, Essex, Normandy, [France].

People mentioned

William Chichele, Archdeacon of Canterbury

Isabel [Dorewood], widow of John Dorewood

Abbot and convent of St Ouen, Normandy.

For another petition from the same petitioner, see SC 8/24/1199

• Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen VI, vol. I, 1422-1429 , (Public Record Office, 1901), pp.472-4 (inspeximus and confirmation of various muniments relating to Higham Ferrers college)
• Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. IV, Hen V and Hen VI, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.318b-319a (transcription of petition on parliament roll)