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John de Warenne, Earl Warenne. de Warenne, Earl Warenne John King. Earl Warenne requests...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/87/4350

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This record is about the John de Warenne, Earl Warenne. de Warenne, Earl Warenne John King. Earl Warenne requests... dating from [? 1320] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/87/4350
Date
[? 1320]
Description
Petitioners
John de Warenne, Earl Warenne.
Name(s)
de Warenne, Earl Warenne, John
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Earl Warenne requests protection for the Prior of Lewes for three years, as he has the King's permission to live overseas for that time, on business concerning the order.
Nature of endorsement
It is to be done for one year without the clause.
Places mentioned
Lewes, [Sussex].
People mentioned
The Prior of Lewes.
Note
Tentatively dated to 1318, with reference to CPR 1317-21 p.120 is dated 14 March 1318, and may be in response to this petition; but it is more likely that, like many of this file, it is from the Michaelmas parliament of 1320: CPR 1317-21 p.507, dated 11 October 1320 shows that the Prior of Lewes was again going overseas at that time.
Related material

For a list of petitions presented to the parliament of Michaelmas 1320, possibly containing this one, see C 49/5/4

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 8678
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148892/

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