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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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John de Briggewater (Bridgwater), Chancery clerk and keeper of the Hospital of St...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/196/9754
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This record is about the John de Briggewater (Bridgwater), Chancery clerk and keeper of the Hospital of St... dating from [1320] 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 8/196/9754
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1320]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Briggewater (Bridgwater), Chancery clerk and keeper of the Hospital of St Mary Magdalen outside Southampton.
- Name(s)
- de Briggewater (Bridgwater), John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Chancery clerk & keeper of the Hospital of St Mary Magdalen outside Southampton
- Nature of request
- John de Briggewater states that although the King had granted him the keeping of the Hospital of St Mary Magdalen outside Southampton, and he was in seisin of it, when the King sent his letters to the Mayor and community of Southampton to allow him to have the keeping of that hospital, they expelled him from it, to his disinheritance and in prejudice of the King. He asks that the Mayor, together with four of the most respected citizens, might be ordered to appear before the King on the following Monday, to explain what right they claim, and why they have expelled him.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Southampton, [Hampshire].
- People mentioned
- Mayor and community of Southampton.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Formerly enclosed with CCW 1244-1326 p.513, which is dated 7 September 1320.
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Chancery Warrants, 1244-1326, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.513 (mandate to ordain a speedy remedy for these offences)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295642/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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