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WWalter Giffard, Archbishop of York. Giffard WWalter King. Archbishop of York The...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/195/9740

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Reference
SC 8/195/9740
Date
[1274-1279]
Description
Petitioners
WWalter Giffard, Archbishop of York.
Name(s)
Giffard, WWalter
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Archbishop of York
Nature of request
The Archbishop of York requests an allowance for the keeping of Nottingham castle when he was its keeper, according to the tenor of a writ from the King to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer on this matter; as the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer do not wish to do this without a special command from the King.
Nature of endorsement
Special [business] before the lord King.Nothing is to be done for this this time.
Places mentioned
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Derbyshire
Westminster
Shrewsbury, [Shropshire].
People mentioned
Ralph Fitz Nicholas, Constable of Nottingham castle
Walter de Merton, Chancellor of England
John de Kyrkeby.
Note
The writ quoted by this petition is dated 9 February, 2 Edward I (1274). The Archbishop referred to seems to be Walter Giffard, who was Archbishop between 1266 and 1279.
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/C9295627/

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