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Peter Melbourn (Melbourne). Melbourn (Melbourne) Peter King. [This petition is damaged,...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/128/6353

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This record is about the Peter Melbourn (Melbourne). Melbourn (Melbourne) Peter King. [This petition is damaged,... dating from [1400] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/128/6353
Date
[1400]
Description
Petitioners
Peter Melbourn (Melbourne).
Name(s)
Melbourn (Melbourne), Peter
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[This petition is damaged, and part of the text is missing]Peter Melbourn requests that he be granted all the issues from lands in Derbyshire formerly belonging to Thomas, Bishop of Carlisle, in the King's hands on account of the Bishop's forfeiture.
Nature of endorsement
[on face] This bill was granted by the King on 13 February, and delivery made without exigend ...
Places mentioned
Derbyshire.
People mentioned
Thomas [Merke, Merks], Bishop of Carlisle.
Note
The grant was enrolled on 14 February 1400, the day after that given in the endorsement. The lands in question, missing from the petition due to damage, are given on the patent roll as Melbourne, Chellaston and Barrow.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5887
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. I, 1399-1401, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.195 (confirmation of grant to the petitioner)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208530/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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