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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Bisshop (Bishop) of Abingdon. Bisshop (Bishop) John King and council. Bisshop...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/34/1672
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This record is about the John Bisshop (Bishop) of Abingdon. Bisshop (Bishop) John King and council. Bisshop... dating from [c. 1321-c. 1340] 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 8/34/1672
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1321-c. 1340]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Bisshop (Bishop) of Abingdon.
- Name(s)
- Bisshop (Bishop), John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Bisshop requests that the justices be ordered to proceed to his delivery according to the law having regard for the fact that he under age. He was imprisoned in Wallingford castle by the treason and deceit of Beche and his associates, he not knowing their plans, and was prevented from leaving and was imprisoned not having borne arms against the king or his people.
- Nature of endorsement
- He should have a writ to the justices assigned to do this that they proceed to his delivery according to the law and usage of the realm.
- Places mentioned
- Abingdon, [Oxfordshire]
- Wallingford, [Oxfordshire].
- People mentioned
- Edmund de la Beche (Beech).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition may date to c. 1321 as an Edmund de la Beche was pardoned his actions against the Despensers in 1321, and this may be the treason that the petition refers to (CPR 1321-4, p.16). However, the guard comments suggest that this may not be the correct identification, as Beche flourished in the period 1330-40. There is nothing otherwise to date this more precisely.
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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 333
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061869/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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