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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John Gunman, clerk. Gunman John King. clerk John Gunman states that he was presented...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/222/11078
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/222/11078
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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
- John Gunman, clerk.
- Name(s)
- Gunman, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- clerk
- Nature of request
- John Gunman states that he was presented to the church of St Wilfred in York, by the patronage of the Abbot of St Mary's, York, but was then ousted by Southwell, who had fraudulently secured a presentation to the church from the king. He requests that Southwell be summoned to show his title, and that the presentation be revoked.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- St Wilfred's parish, York
- St Mary's Abbey, York.
- People mentioned
- Abbot of St Mary's, York
- John Southwell, clerk.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Southwell's presentment was revoked on 15 July 1388, in response to this petition.
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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), pp.492-3 (resultant revocation, with details of the case)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334638/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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