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John Ross, Bishop of Down. Ross John King and council. Bishop of Down John, bishop...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/216/10751

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Reference
SC 8/216/10751
Date
[1388]
Description
Petitioners
John Ross, Bishop of Down.
Name(s)
Ross, John
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Bishop of Down
Nature of request
John, bishop of Down, requests ratification of the grant of temporalities in Ulster made to him by Vere in March last, and delivered to him by Stanley.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Down, [County Down, Ireland]
Ulster, [Ireland]
Ireland.
People mentioned
Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland
John Stanley, lieutenant of the duke of Ireland.
Note
Dated on the guard and by Connolly to 1388, with reference to CPR 1385-9, p. 413, a 1388 ratification to John Ross, bishop of Down, of his estate in the temporalities of his see in Ulster.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Irish Material in the Class of Ancient Petitions (SC 8) in the Public Record Office, Analecta Hibernica, vol. XXIV, P. Connolly, (Stationery Office of Ireland, 1987), p.69 (calendar of petition with references)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334307/

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