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Dean and canons of the college of St Stephen within the palace of Westminster. Council....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/170/8490

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This record is about the Dean and canons of the college of St Stephen within the palace of Westminster. Council.... dating from [1377] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/170/8490
Date
[1377]
Description
Petitioners
Dean and canons of the college of St Stephen within the palace of Westminster.
Addressees
Council.
Nature of request
The dean and canons request that they be granted a writ de liberate to the sheriff of Yorkshire so that they can be paid the annual sum granted to them by Edward III to be taken from the farm of the city of York, and a writ de allocate to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer to make allowance of this sum.
Nature of endorsement
10 October in the first year it is granted by the council that writs de liberate and de allocate should be made according to the form requested.
Places mentioned
Westminster
York.
People mentioned
Edward III, King of England.
Note
The petition dates to 1377 as the petition refers to a grant by Edward III, and the response is dated 10 October 1 [Ric. II].
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294339/

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