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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Dean and college of the king's free chapel within the Palace of Westminster. King...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/78/3886
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This record is about the Dean and college of the king's free chapel within the Palace of Westminster. King... dating from [1377-1413] 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 8/78/3886
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1377-1413]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Dean and college of the king's free chapel within the Palace of Westminster.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The dean and college request remedy as the archbishop of York has sequestered the fruits of their churches in Yorkshire with which they were endowed for a subsidy granted to him by his clergy, though the dean and college made no such grant.
- Nature of endorsement
- A writ under the great seal is to be sent to the archbishop.
- Places mentioned
- Westminster
- Wakefield, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Sandore (Sandal Magna), [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Dewsbury, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Burton (Kirkburton), [West Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Archbishop of York.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is datable, on the basis of an internal reference to the 'king's grandfather' (Edward III), to the reigns of Richard II or Henry IV. No closer context has been established.
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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 8907
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107662/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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