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Simon de Burley. de Burley Simon King. The petitioner requests that Grenham be presented...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/115/5709

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This record is about the Simon de Burley. de Burley Simon King. The petitioner requests that Grenham be presented... dating from [1384] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/115/5709
Date
[1384]
Description
Petitioners
Simon de Burley.
Name(s)
de Burley, Simon
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The petitioner requests that Grenham be presented to the church of Seyton in recognition of his long service in the Chancery.
Nature of endorsement
(on face) The King grants this bill on the proviso that it has not been granted to anyone else.Burley.
Places mentioned
Seyton (Seaton), [Rutland].
People mentioned
Nicholas Grenham, clerk of chancery.
Note
The letters patent in response to this petition were issued on 14 December 1384. Burley is not named as the petitioner, but his surname appears at the foot, and the resulting letters patent were issued 'on the advice of Simon be Burley'.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 3894
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. II, 1381-1385, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.512 (presentation of Grenham to the church of Seaton)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150382/

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