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Robert Braybrooke, Bishop of London; William de Sancto Vedasto (St Vedast), Prior...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/180/8993
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/180/8993
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1396]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Robert Braybrooke, Bishop of London; William de Sancto Vedasto (St Vedast), Prior of Ogbourne St George; William de Estrepeny, Prior of Cowick.
- Name(s)
- Braybrooke; de Sancto Vedasto (St Vedast); de Estrepeny, Robert; William; William
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Bishop of London; Prior of Ogbourne St George; Prior of Cowick
- Nature of request
- [The right side of this petition is badly faded, and hence part of the text is missing]The petitioners request that the king seize the priory of Stoke by Clare and all its appurtenances into his hands. They state that the priory, one of those subject to Bec-Hellouin, was in their hands as proctors during the schism, and following the resignation [as keeper] of William de Sancto Vedasto, Prior of Ogbourne, Salisbury was appointed as the new Prior. However, William George altered the letters of presentment, took up the post and has committed various other offences.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Okeborne (Ogbourne St George), [Wiltshire]
- Cowick, [Devon]
- Rome, [Italy]
- Bek (Bec-Hellouin), [Normandy, France]
- Normandy, [France]
- Stoke by Clare, [Suffolk]
- Norwich diocese
- Westminster.
- People mentioned
- Edward Salisbury, monk
- William George, monk
- Abbot and Convent of Westminster.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1391, with reference to the appointment of the petitioners to exercise the rights normally held by Bec-Hellouin in England during the schism (CPR 1388-92, p.509). However, VCH Suffolk, vol. II, using information from the bishop's registers, notes that George was both appointed and replaced in 1396 (apparently being succeeded by Estrepeny), suggesting that the petition also dates to that year. The final part of the petition also mentions the 1000 mark fine payable to Westminster Abbey, levied when the priory was granted denizen status in 1395 (CPR 1391-6, p.640; Monasticon Anglicanum, VI, p.1415).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition by Sancto Vedasto, see SC 8/300/14970
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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, Ric II, vol. IV, 1388-1392, (Public Record Office, 1902), p.509 (appointment of the petitioners to exercise the jurisdiction of the abbot of Bec-Hellouin during the schism)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294861/
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