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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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William de Sleford, dean of St Stephen's chapel in the palace of Westminster; college...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/166/8257
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This record is about the William de Sleford, dean of St Stephen's chapel in the palace of Westminster; college... dating from [1381] 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 8/166/8257
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1381]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Sleford, dean of St Stephen's chapel in the palace of Westminster; college of St Stephen's chapel in the palace of Westminster.
- Name(s)
- de Sleford, William
- Occupation
- dean of St Stephen's chapel; in the palace of Westminster
- Nature of request
- The dean and college request that they be discharged of all money currently demanded of them for any tenths, quotas and subsidies, according to the effect of their charters of the King's progenitors, confirmed by the King.
- Nature of endorsement
- The council has agreed on 19 October in the 5th year of the King (1381) that a writ should be made according to what the petitioner has requested.
- Places mentioned
- Westminster.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to 1381, with reference to the endorsement and CCR 1381-5, p. 28, a 1381 order to discharge the dean and canons in accordance with this petition.
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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)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Ric II, vol. II, 1381-1385, (Public Record Office, 1920), p.28 (order to discharge petitioners in accordance with petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294102/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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