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John Ives, Prior of the Charterhouse of Sheen; Convent of the Charterhouse of Sheen....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/28/1396

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Reference
SC 8/28/1396
Date
[1459]
Description
Petitioners
John Ives, Prior of the Charterhouse of Sheen; Convent of the Charterhouse of Sheen.
Name(s)
Ives, John
Addressees
King
Occupation
Prior of the Charterhouse of Sheen
Nature of request
The prior and convent state that their house was founded by Henry V on 1 April 1415 and granted several alien priories. They now request confirmation of the foundation, and the right, title and possession of the current prior and monks of the alien priories and their lands.
Nature of endorsement
[On face] To this bill the commons are assented.[On dorse] Let it be done as it be desired.
Places mentioned
Ware, Hertfordshire
Noion (Noyon sur Andelle), [France]
Newmarket (Neufmarché), [France]
Saint Ebrolphis (St Evroul), Normandy, [France]
Lewisham, Kent
Greenwich, Kent
Gaunt (Ghent), [Belgium]
Flanders, [Belgium]
Hayling, [Hampshire]
Lyre, Normandy, [France]
Lesne, [Kent]
Carisbrooke, [Hampshire]
Isle of Wight, [Hampshire]
Wales
Hinckley, Leicestershire
People mentioned
Henry V, King of England
John Wydryngton (Widdrington), Prior of the Charterhouse of Sheen.
Note
Dated by the heading in Rot. Parl. vol. V, p.345 that makes this a petition in the Coventry parliament of 38 Hen. VI. This must date to 1459, as there was only one parliament in that regnal year.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 4459
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. V, Hen VI and Edw IV, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.365a-366b (full transcription of original petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061582/

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