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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Kyrkestede (Kirkstead), clerk. de Kyrkestede (Kirkstead) William King....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/222/11062
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This record is about the William de Kyrkestede (Kirkstead), clerk. de Kyrkestede (Kirkstead) William King.... dating from [1388] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/222/11062
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1388]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Kyrkestede (Kirkstead), clerk.
- Name(s)
- de Kyrkestede (Kirkstead), William
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- clerk
- Nature of request
- William de Kyrkestede requests that he be restored to the prebendary of Leighton Buzzard, from which he has been ousted by Stasy. He states that Pope Urban ordered the church of Lincoln to present him to a prebend, and he was appointed to Leighton Buzzard following Gynwell's death. However, after holding it for half a year, the king presented Stasy, even though the king has no right to make such a presentment.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Nicoll (Lincoln), [Lincolnshire]
- Leighton Buzzard, [Bedfordshire].
- People mentioned
- Urban [VI], pope
- Bishop of Lincoln
- Chapter of Lincoln
- William de Gynwell
- John Stasy (Stacy).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- As noted on the guard, the writ to the sheriff of Bedfordshire formerly enclosed with this petition (SC 8/223/11121) was issued on 18 June 1388. However, for the chronology see SC 8/223/11123.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another related writ see SC 8/223/11122
For an earlier petition from Stacy see SC 8/223/11123
For a related writ to the sheriff of Bedfordshire, formerly enclosed with this petition, see SC 8/223/11121
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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 Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. III, 1385-1389, (Public Record Office, 1900), p.366 (ratification of Stacy as prebendary of Leighton Buzzard) & p.395 (prohibition against disturbance of Stacy in this prebend)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334622/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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