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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
Item
Ralph of Shrewsbury, bishop of Bath and Wells. Shrewsbury Ralph King. bishop of Bath...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/177/8845
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This record is about the Ralph of Shrewsbury, bishop of Bath and Wells. Shrewsbury Ralph King. bishop of Bath... dating from [1329-1363] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/177/8845
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1329-1363]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Ralph of Shrewsbury, bishop of Bath and Wells.
- Name(s)
- Shrewsbury, Ralph
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- bishop of Bath and Wells
- Nature of request
- [The petition has suffered extensive damage so that the full sense of the petition is difficult to recover].Shrewsbury makes a request concerning the free administration of goods by the executors of the bishops with reference to two of his predecessors.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram . . .
- People mentioned
- Walter de Haselschawe (Haselshaw), bishop of Bath and Wells
- John de Drokenesford (Droxford), bishop of Bath and Wells.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1329-1363 which are the years of the pontificate of Bishop Ralph. However, the hand of the petition suggests a date later during the pontificate.
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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/C9294713/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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