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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William Heyworth, Bishop of Chester (Coventry and Lichfield). Heyworth William King....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/185/9207
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This record is about the William Heyworth, Bishop of Chester (Coventry and Lichfield). Heyworth William King.... dating from [1421] 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 8/185/9207
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1421]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Heyworth, Bishop of Chester (Coventry and Lichfield).
- Name(s)
- Heyworth, William
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield states that, on 15 April 1420 he was granted the temporalities of his see, notwithstanding that he had not yet been consecrated as bishop, and had not given his fealty or renunciation. Now that he has given this, he requests that the king confirm that he receive full restitution of the profits of those temporalities from 15 April until the present day, according to the form of the attached schedule, notwithstanding the fact that it does not specify the sums concerned.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The draft order to various escheators formerly attached to this petition was dated 26 May [1421], presumably the date on which both it and the present petition were submitted.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the draft orders formerly submitted with this petition see SC 8/185/9206
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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/C9295085/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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