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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Adam Orleton, Bishop of Hereford. Orleton Adam King and council. Bishop of Hereford...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/161/8043
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This record is about the Adam Orleton, Bishop of Hereford. Orleton Adam King and council. Bishop of Hereford... dating from [1324-1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/161/8043
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1324-1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Adam Orleton, Bishop of Hereford.
- Name(s)
- Orleton, Adam
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Bishop of Hereford
- Nature of request
- Orleton requests that the record and process of a suit held before Staunton and his companions be brought into parliament, and that they be examined and if the error is found that he is able to have the lands and tenements, goods and chattels that were taken and seised into the king's hand by judgment on the erroneous process together with the issues from that time and his damages.
- Nature of endorsement
- The record and process should be brought before the council.
- Places mentioned
- Herefordshire.
- People mentioned
- Hervy de Staunton, justice
- Geoffrey le Scrope.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1324-1327 as it makes mention of legal process from 17 Edw. II, and is clearly still within the same reign.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9293887/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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