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Hamo Hethe, Bishop of Rochester. Hethe Hamo King and council. Bishop of Rochester...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/69/3420
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This record is about the Hamo Hethe, Bishop of Rochester. Hethe Hamo King and council. Bishop of Rochester... dating from [c. 1322] 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 8/69/3420
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Hamo Hethe, Bishop of Rochester.
- Name(s)
- Hethe, Hamo
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Bishop of Rochester
- Nature of request
- The Bishop of Rochester states that Robert de Walkfare, knight, held certain lands of him in Isleham in Cambridgeshire, and that an annual rent and suit of court are due from these lands to his manor of Freckenham in Suffolk, but that since the lands were taken into the King's hand because of Robert's rebellion, these services have been withdrawn. He requests a writ to have them in future, and also the arrears, so that he and his church are not disinherited.
- Nature of endorsement
- With regard to the annual rent: the keeper is to be ordered that if the Bishop and his predecessors were seised of it until the forfeiture etc., then he is to pay the same Bishop the rent in future and the arrears from the time etc.With regard to the suit: nothing at present.
- Places mentioned
- Isleham, Cambridgeshire
- Freckenham, Suffolk.
- People mentioned
- Robert de Walkfare, knight.
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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 6868
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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)
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- Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. III, Edw II, 1319-1327, (Public Record Office, 1913), pp.84-5 (orders to various sheriffs to take into the king's hands the property of various individuals, including Robert de Walkefare)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. V, 1324-1327, (Public Record Office, 1904), p.243 (grant for life to Roger de Watervill of lands in Isleham formerly belonging to Robert de Walkfare, with reversion to the King)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107191/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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