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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Nicholas Bealewe (Belowe, Bealeau), Master of the Hospital of Mere. Bealewe (Belowe,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/180/8969
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This record is about the Nicholas Bealewe (Belowe, Bealeau), Master of the Hospital of Mere. Bealewe (Belowe,... dating from [1341] 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 8/180/8969
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1341]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Nicholas Bealewe (Belowe, Bealeau), Master of the Hospital of Mere.
- Name(s)
- Bealewe (Belowe, Bealeau), Nicholas
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Master of the Hospital of Mere
- Nature of request
- Nicholas Bealewe, Master of the Hospital of Mere near Lincoln, requests licence to resign the hospital to William, his cousin and chaplain. He also asks that the king appoint Cosyn to the office, as the see of Lincoln is vacant.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Mere, [Lincolnshire]
- Lincoln, [Lincolnshire]
- Lincoln diocese.
- People mentioned
- William [le Hunte], cousin and chaplain of the petitioner.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- A grant of the hospital to William le Hunte on the resignation of Belowe (and in the king's gift during a vacancy) was made on 28 November 1341, and is evidently the outcome of this petition. Hunte is clearly the 'William, cousin and chaplain' described by the petitioner.
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. V, 1340-1343, (Public Record Office, 1900), p.344 (requested grant to William le Hunte)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294837/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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