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William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich. Bateman William King and council. Bishop of Norwich...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/130/6500

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This record is about the William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich. Bateman William King and council. Bishop of Norwich... dating from [1344-1358] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/130/6500
Date
[1344-1358]
Description
Petitioners
William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.
Name(s)
Bateman, William
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Bishop of Norwich
Nature of request
Complaint concerning infringements of the bishop's rights by the ministers of the queen mother.
Nature of endorsement
Writs are to be sent to the bailiffs of the queen.
Places mentioned
Hoxne hundred, Suffolk
Norwich, [Norfolk]
Bedingfield, [Suffolk].
People mentioned
Nicholas Bond, bailiff
[Isabella of France], Queen of England.
Note
The petition is assigned to c. 1350 on the guard on the basis of a reference in the patent rolls, but this is not immediately relevant. It is assigned here between the appointment of William Bateman as bishop in 1344 and the death of Queen Isabella in 1358.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 6175
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208680/

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