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Thomas Hatfield, Bishop of Durham. Hatfield Thomas King and council. Bishop of Durham...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/107/5317

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Reference
SC 8/107/5317
Date
[1377-1381]
Description
Petitioners
Thomas Hatfield, Bishop of Durham.
Name(s)
Hatfield, Thomas
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Bishop of Durham
Nature of request
Hatfield states that he delivered 4,000 marks as a loan to the late king, 2,000 to the bishop of Exeter when he was treasurer, and 2,000 marks to Scrope when he was treasurer for which he was assigned £1,000 but this was not paid because of the king's death. He requests payment of this £1,000 and the accomplishment of the late king's last will.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
People mentioned
Edward III, King of England
Thomas Brantingham, Bishop of Exeter, lately treasurer
Richard Scrope, lately treasurer.
Note
Datable the period between the accession of Richard II and the death of Thomas Hatfield in 1381.
Related material

For a related petition from Hatfield that mentions the same loans see SC 8/105/5217

For transcript, see no.113 of PRO 31/7/106

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2782
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149887/

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