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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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Robert Stratford, Bishop of Chichester. Stratford Robert [King.] Bishop of Chichester...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/188/9394
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This record is about the Robert Stratford, Bishop of Chichester. Stratford Robert [King.] Bishop of Chichester... dating from [1337-1362] 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 8/188/9394
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1337-1362]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Robert Stratford, Bishop of Chichester.
- Name(s)
- Stratford, Robert
- Addressees
- [King.]
- Occupation
- Bishop of Chichester
- Nature of request
- The Bishop of Chichester requests remedy, stating that the people of Battle half-hundred were accustomed to contribute to the keeping of the sea in the same way as the people of Bexhill half-hundred, but now refuse to do so. The left side of the document is damaged, and the second part of the complaint, referring to the arraying of people in Sussex, is unclear.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Battle half-hundred, [Sussex]
- Bexhill half-hundred, [Sussex].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated generally to the episcopate of Robert Stratford, the only Bishop of Chichester named Robert for whom the handwriting would appear consistent.
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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/C9295272/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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