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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
Item
John Fordham, Bishop of Ely. Fordham John [King]. [Ely, Cambridgeshire]. [Much of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/118/5856
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This record is about the John Fordham, Bishop of Ely. Fordham John [King]. [Ely, Cambridgeshire]. [Much of... dating from [? 1400] 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 8/118/5856
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1400]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Fordham, Bishop of Ely.
- Name(s)
- Fordham, John
- Addressees
- [King].
- Places mentioned
- [Ely, Cambridgeshire].
- Nature of request
- [Much of this petition is missing.] The Bishop requests confirmation of privileges and liberties granted to his church by the king's predecessors.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- A note on the repair identifies the petitioner as John Fordham, Bishop of Ely, associating the petition with a confirmation of the charters of Ely on 1 April 1400. Although this cannot be confirmed, the handwriting would certainly appear to date from that period.
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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 4444
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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), pp.394-5 (confirmation of various charters of Ely, possibly issued in connection with this petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150535/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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