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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Mayor and Aldermen of London. King. The mayor and aldermen of London state that they...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/188/9391
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/188/9391
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1402]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor and Aldermen of London.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The mayor and aldermen of London state that they are the rightful patrons of Bethlehem Hospital outside Bishopsgate in London, but that they have been deprived of that right by Lyncoln, who claims to have letters patent of Richard II granting him the keeping of the hospital. They ask that the king investigate this claim, and annul any letters so granted.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] The king has granted this with the advice of his council.Earl of Somerset.[on dorse] On 13 July in the third year [1402], the council agreed to send this petition to the chancellor, who should call the parties before him and do right to them on the matter contained in this petition according to the laws of England. The Chancellor, Treasurer, Keeper of the Privy Seal, the Bishop of Hereford, J Scarle, J Prophete, J Doreward and J Frome.
- Places mentioned
- London
- Bishopsgate, London.
- People mentioned
- Robert Lyncoln (Lincoln), clerk
- Richard II, King of England
- [John Beaufort], Earl of Somerset
- [Edmund Stafford], Chancellor
- [Henry Bowet], Treasurer
- [Thomas Langley], Keeper of the Privy Seal
- [John Trefnant], Bishop of Hereford
- John Scarle
- John Prophete
- John Doreward
- John Frome.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated in the endorsement to the king's third year, while the composition of the council indicate this to be Henry IV, and hence 1402.
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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/C9295269/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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