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John Prata, clerk. Prata John King and council in parliament. clerk Petition for...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/134/6667

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Reference
SC 8/134/6667
Date
[1391]
Description
Petitioners
John Prata, clerk.
Name(s)
Prata, John
Addressees
King and council in parliament.
Occupation
clerk
Nature of request
Petition for licence to take benefices granted by the pope.
Nature of endorsement
Granted by the king with the assent of the council in parliament.
Places mentioned
St John Zachary, London
London
St Asaph, [Denbighshire, Wales]
Rome
St Paul's Cathedral, London.
People mentioned
John Roter
Howell Trefnant.
Note
Dated by Rees, Petitions Relating to Wales, p. 228.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.228 (calendar of petition, with references)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208849/

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