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John Walker, canon of Wormsley. Walker John King. canon of Wormsley Walker requests...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/178/8873

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SC 8/178/8873
Date
[1400]
Description
Petitioners
John Walker, canon of Wormsley.
Name(s)
Walker, John
Addressees
King.
Occupation
canon of Wormsley
Nature of request
Walker requests letters patent presenting him to the priory of Flanesford. He has been presented to the priory by Waterton by virtue of a farm that he holds of the king of Goodrich Castle by the minority of the heir of Richard, lord Talbot, but the presentation holds no force as Waterton's patents do not expressly grant him the advowsons of churches and other benefices.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Wormsley, [Herefordshire]
Flanesford, [Herefordshire]
Hereford diocese
Goodrich, [Herefordshire]
Archenfield, [Herefordshire]
Welsh Marches.
People mentioned
Hugh de Waterton
Richard [Talbot], Lord Talbot.
Note
The petition dates to 1400 as the petitioner was presented to the priory on the 28 June 1400 as the petition requested (CPR 1399-1401, p.340).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. I, 1399-1401, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.340 (presentation of Walker to the priory)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294741/

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