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William Seward, alias William Cheddre (Cheddar), chaplain. Seward; Cheddre (Cheddar)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/196/9796
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This record is about the William Seward, alias William Cheddre (Cheddar), chaplain. Seward; Cheddre (Cheddar)... dating from [1393] 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 8/196/9796
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1393]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Seward, alias William Cheddre (Cheddar), chaplain.
- Name(s)
- Seward; Cheddre (Cheddar), William; William
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- chaplain
- Nature of request
- William Seward, alias William Cheddre, chaplain, states that he was duly presented to the church of Wotton-under-Edge, instituted and inducted, and in peaceful possession of it for fourteen years and more, until he was expelled by one John Dautre, clerk, who had been presented to the church of Wotton-under-Hedge. He has sued for a long time on this, and at the last parliament at Winchester he was granted his church, if the Chancellor and Treasurer found that he had a right to it; but he had not been able to have any deliverance of his church. He asks the King to order the Sheriff and the patron to deliver his church to him.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire
- Winchester, [Hampshire].
- People mentioned
- John Dautre, clerk.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to 1393 with reference to no.9048 of C 81/543, dated 20 October 17 Richard II (1393). The Winchester parliament referred to is that of January 1393.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the chancery warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no.9048 of C 81/543
For a later petition from the same petitioner on this subject, see SC 8/22/1065
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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/C9295684/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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