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William Ayermine (Airmyn), Bishop of Norwich. Ayermine (Airmyn) William King and...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/160/7983

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Reference
SC 8/160/7983
Date
[1327]
Description
Petitioners
William Ayermine (Airmyn), Bishop of Norwich.
Name(s)
Ayermine (Airmyn), William
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Bishop of Norwich
Nature of request
Ayermine requests that it be ordered that the body of Ludham be delivered to him as it was granted to him by the king's father for a debt owed to him but the heir was subsequently granted in error to Bek.
Nature of endorsement
He should show what he has on the marriage in Chancery and the rolls of Chancery should be viewed and if the bishop had an older grant then the subsequent grant should be repealed and the heir restored to the bishop.
People mentioned
John [de Ludham], son and heir of John de Ludham
John de Ludham
John Bek.
Note
The petition dates to 1327 as Bek was ordered to deliver the heir to the bishop on 6 March 1327 (CCR 1327-30, pp.40-1).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1896), pp.40-1 (order to Bek to deliver the heir to the bishop)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9210175/

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