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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Ralph Walpole, Bishop of Norwich, executor of Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely; Ralph,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/64/3197
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This record is about the Ralph Walpole, Bishop of Norwich, executor of Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely; Ralph,... dating from [c. 1286-c. 1291] 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 8/64/3197
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1286-c. 1291]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Ralph Walpole, Bishop of Norwich, executor of Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely; Ralph, Archdeacon of Ely, executor of Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely.
- Name(s)
- Walpole, Ralph; Ralph
- Addressees
- King and council
- Occupation
- Bishop of Norwich; Archdeacon of Ely
- Nature of request
- The executors request remedy for £200 is being demanded from them by the Exchequer against the liberties of Holy Church and in prejudice of all the prelates of England. The late bishop of Ely was amerced by the justices in the last eyre in £100 for allowing Chatesden, who was in his custody, to escape. When they came to Ely they charged him a further £100 for the same reason.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] At the morrow of All Souls the record is to be brought before Roger Brabazon [On dorse none]
- Places mentioned
- Isle of Ely, [Cambridgeshire]
- Cambridge, [Cambridgeshire]
- Cambridgeshire.
- People mentioned
- Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely
- William de Chatesden, clerk.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1286-c. 1291 as Balsham died in June 1286, and Chatesden was pardoned his escape from Wisbech gaol where he had been put by Balsham in 1291 (CPR 1281-92, p.434).
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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 5998
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. II, 1281-1292, (Public Record Office, 1893), p.434 (pardon to Chatesden for his escape from Wisbech gaol)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9106960/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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