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Prioress and convent of Stainfield. King and council. The Prioress and convent of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/142/7085

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Reference
SC 8/142/7085
Date
[1319]
Description
Petitioners
Prioress and convent of Stainfield.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The Prioress and convent of Stainfield state that when the Archbishop of York had been given a commission to assess all the churches in the archdeaconry of York which had been burnt, robbed and destroyed by the Scots, their church of Gisburn was left off the certification of these churches through the negligence of a clerk, William Pedefer. As soon as their proctor knew off this he asked the Archbishop to reinstate them: but the Archbishop had already sent the certification to the Barons of the Exchequer, so that they can have no remedy without a new writ of Chancery, which cannot be granted without orders from the King and council. They therefore request a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
A new commission is to be granted to the Archbishop of York for the Prioress of Stainfield, to re-assess the Prioress' share in the church of Gisburn etc.
Places mentioned
Stainfield, [Lincolnshire]
York archdeaconry
Scotland
Gisburn, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
People mentioned
[William Melton], Archbishop of York
William Pedefer, clerk of the auditory of York.
Note
CPR 1317-21 p.336 is dated 23 May 1319, and is clearly in response to this petition.
Related material

For transcript, see no.86 of PRO 31/7/95

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1317-1321, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.336 (commission to the Archbishop to re-assess this church)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209264/

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