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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Godfrey Giffard, Bishop of Worcester. Giffard Godfrey King. Bishop of Worcester The...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/179/8948
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This record is about the Godfrey Giffard, Bishop of Worcester. Giffard Godfrey King. Bishop of Worcester The... dating from [c. 1280-c. 1300] 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 8/179/8948
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1280-c. 1300]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Godfrey Giffard, Bishop of Worcester.
- Name(s)
- Giffard, Godfrey
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Bishop of Worcester
- Nature of request
- The bishop of Worcester requests that he and his successors be confirmed in certain rights regarding the tenants of the church of Worcester. These rights had been granted to them by King Henry, but the charter was accidentally burnt. He also asks that the king grant him deer for his parks, as the parks have been broken and the deer stolen.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Worcester, [Worcestershire].
- People mentioned
- Henry, King of England.
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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/C9294816/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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