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John Snowdon, clerk, parson of Llanaber. Snowdon John King. clerk, parson of Llanaber...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/183/9105
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This record is about the John Snowdon, clerk, parson of Llanaber. Snowdon John King. clerk, parson of Llanaber... dating from [1385] 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 8/183/9105
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1385]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John Snowdon, clerk, parson of Llanaber.
- Name(s)
- Snowdon, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- clerk, parson of Llanaber
- Nature of request
- John Snowdon requests ratification of his presentment to Llanaber, and the revocation of another presentment made to that church by false procurement by the Chancellor, made while he was absent at school in Oxford, despite the admission by the bishop.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None.]
- Places mentioned
- North Wales
- Llanaber, [Merioneth, Wales]
- Bangor diocese, [Wales]
- Oxford, [Oxfordshire].
- People mentioned
- [William de la Pole, clerk]
- [Michael de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk], Chancellor of England
- [John Swaffham], Bishop [of Bangor].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- William de la Pole (presumably a relative of Michael de la Pole) was presented to Llanaber on 17 July 1383. The chancery warrant with which it was formerly enclosed was dated at Easthampstead on 4 May and addressed to the chancellor, Michael de la Pole (March 1383-October 1386). No year is given, but Richard's itinerary strongly suggests that this is 1385.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the chancery warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed see no.23 of C 81/1345
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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)
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- Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.305 (summary of petition)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. II, 1381-1385, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.297 (presentation of William de la Pole to the church of LLanaber)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294982/
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