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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Alexander Bicknor, archbishop of Dublin, dean of the free chapel of Penkridge and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/163/8125
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This record is about the Alexander Bicknor, archbishop of Dublin, dean of the free chapel of Penkridge and... dating from [c. 1340] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/163/8125
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1340]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Alexander Bicknor, archbishop of Dublin, dean of the free chapel of Penkridge and the chapter of the chapel of Penkridge.
- Name(s)
- Bicknor, Alexander
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- archbishop of Dublin, dean of the free chapel of Penkridge;
- Nature of request
- Alexander, archbishop of Dublin and the dean and chapter of the free chapel of Penkridge request that the action between the dean and chapter of Lichfield and themselves be brought before the king. The dean and chapter of Lichfield had disinherited the free chapel of Penkridge of their rights and members and brought an action of oyer and terminer against their canons and ministers when they strove to maintain the same.
- Nature of endorsement
- At the petition of the party an assize should be made in the writ of oyer and terminer.
- Places mentioned
- Dublin, [Ireland]
- Penkridge, [Staffordshire]
- Lichfield, [Staffordshire]
- Cannokbury (Cannock), [Staffordshire].
- People mentioned
- Dean and chapter of Lichfield
- Ralph Basset
- William Tromwyne, farmer of the dean and chapter of Lichfield
- John del Brok', farmer of the dean and chapter of Lichfield.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to c. 1340 by Connolly, 'Irish Ancient Petitions'.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/207/10334
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Irish Material in the Class of Ancient Petitions (SC 8) in the Public Record Office, Analecta Hibernica, vol. XXIV, P. Connolly, (Stationery Office of Ireland, 1987), p.53 (brief calendar of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9293970/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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