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? No Petitioner named Letter to Edward III from Henry, Bishop of Lincoln, stating...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/197/9844

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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Letter to Edward III from Henry, Bishop of Lincoln, stating... dating from 1334 in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/197/9844
Date
1334
Description
Petitioners
? No Petitioner named
Nature of request
Letter to Edward III from Henry, Bishop of Lincoln, stating that the church of Helpringham in his diocese is occupied by lay force, preventing him from exercising his jurisdiction there, and asking the King to remove this lay force.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Helpringham, [Lincolnshire]
Lincoln diocese
York.
People mentioned
Edward [III], King of England
Henry [Burghersh], Bishop of Lincoln.
Note
Letter dated 16 days before the kalends of January 1334 (17 December 1334).
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/C9295733/

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