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Thomas de Odyham (Odiham), chaplain of the manor of Eltham. de Odyham (Odiham) Thomas...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/63/3132
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This record is about the Thomas de Odyham (Odiham), chaplain of the manor of Eltham. de Odyham (Odiham) Thomas... dating from [c. 1378] 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 8/63/3132
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1378]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Thomas de Odyham (Odiham), chaplain of the manor of Eltham.
- Name(s)
- de Odyham (Odiham), Thomas
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Places mentioned
- Eltham, Kent.
- Nature of request
- Odyham requests that he be granted that he have his wages from after the late king's death.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1378 for the petitioner was granted an annuity at this time, though this does not seem to be in response to the petition (CPR 1377-81, p.153). However, the date seems right as it is clearly a petition from shortly after the death of Edward III.
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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 6406
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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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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Manors
- Pay and pensions
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.153 (grant for life of an annuity of 10 marks to the petitioner)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9106895/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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