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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Parishioners of Louth. King. The parishioners of Louth request that letters patent...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/186/9300
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This record is about the Parishioners of Louth. King. The parishioners of Louth request that letters patent... dating from [1447] 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 8/186/9300
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1447]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Parishioners of Louth.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The parishioners of Louth request that letters patent be granted to the Bishop of Lincoln and others in the form given in the attached schedule, for the assistance of their worship of God and the Virgin Mary.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Louth, Lincolnshire.
- People mentioned
- William [Alnwick], Bishop of Lincoln
- John Duffeld, clerk
- John Langholme
- John Louth
- William Skipwith
- John Williamson
- John Gawdeby
- John Stanes
- John Kysyng
- Robert Calestrop
- Ralph Calestrop
- Henry Botheby.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The request contained in the (now missing) schedule was clearly that they be allowed to found a gild in Louth church, and this was granted on 25 January 1447.
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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.22 of C 81/1482
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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)
- English
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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, Hen VI, vol. V, 1446-1452, (Public Record Office, 1910), p.81 (licence to the Bishop and other parishioners of Louth to found a gild in honour of the Virgin in the parish church)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295178/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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