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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Batte (Batt), factor and attorney of the Bishop of St Andrews; William Mayhewe...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/68/3355
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This record is about the John Batte (Batt), factor and attorney of the Bishop of St Andrews; William Mayhewe... dating from [c. 1456] 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 8/68/3355
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1456]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Batte (Batt), factor and attorney of the Bishop of St Andrews; William Mayhewe (Mayhew), factor and attorney of the Bishop of St Andrews.
- Name(s)
- Batte (Batt); Mayhewe (Mayhew), John; William
- Addressees
- Lords of the King's council.
- Occupation
- factor and attorney of the Bishop of St Andrews
- Nature of request
- The petitioners state that a year ago it was agreed that restitution should be made to the Bishop of St Andrews for a ship called the Mary of St Andrews, which was unlawfully seized and which had come into the hands of a Thomas Gille; but that he has so far paid them nothing. The factors have sued to Lord Fortescu, to whom the matter has been committed, but Thomas has absented himself and the matter has been delayed. They request a subpoena, addressed to Thomas, ordering him to appear before the King and council on a certain day, to answer for his actions, and to do and receive what the king, on the advice of his council, shall decide.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- St Andrews, [Fife, Scotland].
- People mentioned
- James [Kennedy], Bishop of St Andrews
- Thomas Gille (Gill)
- [John] Fortescu (Fortescue), Chief Justice of the King's Bench.
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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 1221
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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)
- English
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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, Hen VI, vol. VI, 1452-1461, (Public Record Office, 1911), pp.301-303 (three commissions concerning this matter)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107126/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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