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Lewis (Louis), Archbishop of Rouen. Lewis (Louis) Commons of parliament. Archbishop...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/109/5424

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Reference
SC 8/109/5424
Date
1439
Description
Petitioners
Lewis (Louis), Archbishop of Rouen.
Name(s)
Lewis (Louis)
Addressees
Commons of parliament.
Occupation
Archbishop of Rouen
Nature of request
The petitioner requests that the restitution of the temporalities of the bishopric of Ely, made to him under the style of administrator of the church of Ely, should be effective as if made to him under the title of bishop; disputes have arisen on the matter.
Nature of endorsement
The king wills it.
Places mentioned
Ely, Cambridgeshire.
Note
Firmly datable to 1439 by reference to Rot. Parl., vol. V, p. 11, and CPR 1436-41, p.426.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 3176
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen VI, vol. III, 1436-1441, (Public Record Office, 1907), p.426 (resulting grant of confirmation)
  • Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. V, Hen VI and Edw IV, (Record Commission, 1783), p.11a-b (no. 24) (full transcription of petition and response on the parliament roll)
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149998/

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