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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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? No Petitioner named Letter to Edward III from Simon de Islep, canon of the church...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/195/9704
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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Letter to Edward III from Simon de Islep, canon of the church... dating from 1339 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 8/195/9704
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1339
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- ? No Petitioner named
- Nature of request
- Letter to Edward III from Simon de Islep, canon of the church of Lincoln and vicar general of Henry, Bishop of Lincoln, stating that certain people have forcibly removed William de Foxton, William de Notyngham, and Nicholas de Byfeld from the church of Oakham, where they had sought sanctuary, and have imprisoned them in Oakham castle, contrary to the liberty and immunity of the church. The Sheriff of Rutland has been asked to return them, but has refused. Simon requests the King's letters to the Sheriff ordering him to return them.
- Nature of endorsement
- Rutland.
- Places mentioned
- Lincoln, [Lincolnshire]
- Lincoln diocese
- Oakham, Rutland.
- People mentioned
- Edward [III], King of England
- Simon de Islep, canon of the church of Lincoln and vicar general of Henry, Bishop of Lincoln
- Henry [Burghersh], Bishop of Lincoln
- William de Foxton
- William de Notyngham (Nottingham)
- Nicholas de Byfeld.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated 3 days before the Kalends of November (30 October) 1339.
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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)
- Latin
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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/C9295591/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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