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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Robert Wiseheart, bishop of Glasgow. Wiseheart Robert King and council. bishop of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/164/8161
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/164/8161
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1304]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Robert Wiseheart, bishop of Glasgow.
- Name(s)
- Wiseheart, Robert
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- bishop of Glasgow
- Nature of request
- The bishop of Glasgow requests that the King inform his chamberlain of Scotland that from time of memory his bishopric has been granted by Kings of Scotland and seised of certain rents of Rutherglen and Cadiou, so that the chamberlain can do justice in this matter, namely for Rutherglen 40s. yearly for a St Mungo's light, £4 annually for a deacon and sub-deacon to administer the service of St Mungo and an annual rent for a chaplain in the chapel of St Mungo, and for Cadiou 4 marks yearly for a deacon and sub-deacon to administer the service of St Mungo.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let it be written to the warden and chamberlain of Scotland that they should inspect the bishop's charters and muniments and send transcripts under their seal to the next parliament or under the seal of the chancellor.
- Places mentioned
- Scotland
- Rothirglen (Rutherglen), [Lanarkshire, Scotland]
- Cadiou (Cadzow), [Lanarkshire, Scotland].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to? 1304, with reference to Bain II, p. 427, a 1303-4 account of escheats in the county of Lanark, mentioning the King's demesne lands in Cadiou.
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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/C9294006/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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