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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Canons of the chapter of St Peter's York. King and council. Request that the canons...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/209/10423
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This record is about the Canons of the chapter of St Peter's York. King and council. Request that the canons... dating from [1340-1342] 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 8/209/10423
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1340-1342]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Canons of the chapter of St Peter's York.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Request that the canons be permitted to have writs of of debt, trespass, etc, without naming the dean of York, since the deanery is vacant and the canons are unable to maintain their interests at law.
- Nature of endorsement
- It cannot be done because it is contrary to law.
- Places mentioned
- York
- York Minster, York.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The deanery of York was vacant 1340-2, and this seems to be the vacancy to which the petition refers, the hand of the document being compatible with this dating.
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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/C9333980/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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