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John Treffaur (Trevor), Bishop-elect of St Asaph. Treffaur (Trevor) John King. Bishop-elect...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/143/7120

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This record is about the John Treffaur (Trevor), Bishop-elect of St Asaph. Treffaur (Trevor) John King. Bishop-elect... dating from [1390] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/143/7120
Date
[1390]
Description
Petitioners
John Treffaur (Trevor), Bishop-elect of St Asaph.
Name(s)
Treffaur (Trevor), John
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Bishop-elect of St Asaph
Nature of request
John Treffaur, Bishop-elect of St Asaph, requests permission to go to the court of Rome to sue for the Pope's confirmation of his election; and, if the Pope should have made provision for the diocese before he arrives, to accept whatever provision the Pope should see fit to make for him.
Nature of endorsement
The King wills it.
Places mentioned
St Asaph, [Flintshire, Wales]
Rome, [Italy].
People mentioned
Laurence [Child], Bishop of St Asaph.
Note
CPR 1388-92 p.223 is dated 27 February 1390, and is clearly in response to this petition.
Related material

For transcript, see no.55 of PRO 31/7/111

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, Ric II, vol. IV, 1388-1392, (Public Record Office, 1902), p.223 (licence to petitioner to go to Rome to obtain confirmation of his election)
  • Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. III, Ric II and Hen IV, (Record Commission, 1783), p.274b (no.3) (full edition or original petition)
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209300/

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