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Dafydd ap Bleddyn, Bishop of St Asaph, and chapter of St Asaph. ap Bleddyn Dafydd...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/87/4313

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Reference
SC 8/87/4313
Date
[1320]
Description
Petitioners
Dafydd ap Bleddyn, Bishop of St Asaph, and chapter of St Asaph.
Name(s)
ap Bleddyn, Dafydd
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Bishop of St Asaph
Nature of request
The Bishop and chapter of St Asaph state that they have always had a fair at St Asaph, with all profits and customs except toll on the things sold there, and ask that they might receive toll in future, as is done in other fairs in England and Wales.
Nature of endorsement
Expedited by the King and council.The King has granted him this grace.
Places mentioned
St Asaph, [Flintshire, Wales].
Note
CChR 1300-26 p.428 is dated 27 October 1320, and would seem to be a response to this petition.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 7408
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.127-8 (calendar of petition)
  • Calendar of Charter Rolls, vol. III, Edw I and Edw II, 1300-1326, (Public Record Office, 1908), p.428 (grant of toll to the petitioners)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148855/

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