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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Melburne (Melbourne), clerk. de Melburne (Melbourne) John King. clerk John...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/193/9638
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This record is about the John de Melburne (Melbourne), clerk. de Melburne (Melbourne) John King. clerk John... dating from [1330] 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 8/193/9638
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Melburne (Melbourne), clerk.
- Name(s)
- de Melburne (Melbourne), John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- clerk
- Nature of request
- John de Melburne makes three requests;1) He states that he was granted an ecclesiastical dignity in the church of Lichfield by the Pope, at the request of Queen Philippa, and asks the King to write to the Pope to deliver the bulls for this to his proctor, without withholding them any longer at the procurement of his adversaries - who, if they think they have an action against him, should sue in form of law.2) He also asks the King to write to Peter de Mortemer, Cardinal priest of Santo Stefano on the Caelian Hill, to expedite this business.3) He also asks the King to write to Andrew de Sapit, the King's proctor, to expedite this business and others touching the King's right.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Lichfield, [Staffordshire].
- People mentioned
- Philippa [of Hainault], Queen of England
- Peter de Mortemer (Mortimer), Cardinal priest of Santo Stefano on the Caelian Hill (Santo Stefano Rotundo)
- Andrew de Sapit, King's proctor.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Apparently formerly enclosed with no. 4314B of C 81/179, which is dated 28 January 4 Edward III (1330).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a mandate to the Chancellor to write to the pope, certain cardinals and Andrew de Sapit on this matter, see no. 4314B of C 81/179
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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/C9295524/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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