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William de Blith (Blythe), parson of Preston in Holderness de Blith (Blythe) William...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/34/1685A

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This record is about the William de Blith (Blythe), parson of Preston in Holderness de Blith (Blythe) William... dating from [? 1300] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/34/1685A
Date
[? 1300]
Description
Petitioners
William de Blith (Blythe), parson of Preston in Holderness
Name(s)
de Blith (Blythe), William
Addressees
King
Occupation
parson of Preston in Holderness
Nature of request
Request from Blith concerning the tithes of the church of Preston.
Nature of endorsement
The king and council wish and grant that those men give the due tithes to the parish church just as they ought to give them by right.Coram consilio.
Places mentioned
Preston, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Holderness, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
People mentioned
Earl of Aumale
Countess of Aumale
Note
The petition probably dates to 1300 as a writ was directed to Richard Oysel the then bailiff of Holderness to cause the tithes to be paid as his predecessor Thomas de Weston had not done so, the writ to his predecessor surviving as SC 8/34/1685B.
Related material

For a writ formerly attached to this petition see SC 8/34/1685B

For another related writ formerly attached to this see SC 8/34/1685C

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 425
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw I, vol. IV, 1296-1302, (Public Record Office, 1906), p.342 (writ to the bailiff of Holderness to pay the tithes if they are due)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061882/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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