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Tenants of the Archbishopric of Canterbury King and council The tenants state that...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/38/1875

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SC 8/38/1875
Date
[1313]
Description
Petitioners
Tenants of the Archbishopric of Canterbury
Addressees
King and council
Nature of request
The tenants state that Clifford, when he was keeper of the archbishopric during a vacancy, distrained them to make recognisances to the king which they have never made when the see was full or vacant. Moraunt and Claydon the present keepers are continuing the demands to their great damage. They request remedy.
Nature of endorsement
It is ordered to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer that they scrutinise the rolls and memoranda of vacancies before Clifford's time to inquire of the veracity of the contents in the petition, and if it is necessary they should do justice on the complaints.
Places mentioned
Canterbury archdiocese
People mentioned
Richard de Clifford, late Keeper of the archbishopric of Canterbury
Jordan Moraunt, Keeper of the archbishopric of Canterbury
William de Cleydene (Claydon), Keeper of the archbishopric of Canterbury
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1406
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. II, 1313-1317, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.77 (order to the keepers to deliver the temporalities to the new archbishop)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062078/

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