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Master and brethren of the hospital of St Giles, Norwich. King and council. The master...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/173/8610

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Reference
SC 8/173/8610
Date
[1334]
Description
Petitioners
Master and brethren of the hospital of St Giles, Norwich.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The master and brethren request that they be granted licence to purchase the advowson of the church of St Peter, Mundham which is not held of the king, and they ask that they are able to appropriate it in part satisfaction of a licence granted to them by the king's father that they may acquire £10 of land or rent per annum as this licence does not make mention of advowsons.
Nature of endorsement
It seems to the council that this should be granted.
Places mentioned
Mundham, [Norfolk].
Note
The petition is dated to 1334 as the petition is published in Rot. Parl. II from a Hale manuscript which dated the petitions to the parliament held in 8 Edw. III (1334) (Rot. Parl. vol. II, p.89b (no.67)).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.89a (no.67) (full edition of later copy of original petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294476/

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