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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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Walter Skirlaw, Bishop of Durham. Skirlaw Walter King. Bishop of Durham The bishop...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/107/5305
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This record is about the Walter Skirlaw, Bishop of Durham. Skirlaw Walter King. Bishop of Durham The bishop... dating from [1391] 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 8/107/5305
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1391]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Walter Skirlaw, Bishop of Durham.
- Name(s)
- Skirlaw, Walter
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Bishop of Durham
- Nature of request
- The bishop requests that the king, with the assent of the lords in parliament, confirm and ratify with clause licet all the privileges granted God and St Cuthbert and all the bishop's predecessors.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king has granted this petition on the advice and consent of the lords in this parliament for a reasonable fine to be taken to the king's use.
- Places mentioned
- Durham, [County Durham].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Firmly datable by reference to CChR 1341-1417, p. 328.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.94 of PRO 31/7/111
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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 2766
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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)
- Calendar of Charter Rolls, vol. V, 15 Edw III - 5 Hen V, 1341-1417, (Public Record Office, 1916), p.328 (resulting confirmations)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149875/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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