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? No Petitioner named Letter from Richard, Bishop of Bristol to the Queen, stating...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/195/9739

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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Letter from Richard, Bishop of Bristol to the Queen, stating... dating from 1592 in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/195/9739
Date
1592
Description
Petitioners
? No Petitioner named
Nature of request
Letter from Richard, Bishop of Bristol to the Queen, stating that certain lay people are disturbing and molesting John Bisson, rector of Manston, in the possession of his church. He asks the Queen to remove this lay force, and to provide a fitting punishment.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Manston, Dorset
Chelsea, [Middlesex].
People mentioned
Elizabeth [I], Queen of England
Richard [Fletcher], Bishop of Bristol
John Bisson, rector of Manston
Thomas Johnson, clerk.
Note
Dated 8 May 1592.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295626/

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