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Matthew de Assheton (Ashton), prebender of the prebend of Langtoft in the church...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/226/11262

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Reference
SC 8/226/11262
Date
[1388]
Description
Petitioners
Matthew de Assheton (Ashton), prebender of the prebend of Langtoft in the church of York and clerk to the duke of Lancaster and the earl of Derby.
Name(s)
de Assheton (Ashton), Matthew
Addressees
King.
Occupation
prebender of the prebend of Langtoft in the church of York and clerk to the duke of Lancaster and the earl of Derby
Nature of request
Assheton requests a ratification of his prebend as he has been in possession for a long time before the temporalities of the archbishop came into the king's hand.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Langtoft prebend, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
York diocese
York.
People mentioned
[John of Gaunt, Duke] of Lancaster
[Henry of Bolingbroke, Earl] of Lancaster.
Note
The petition dates to 1388 as the petitioner received ratification of his estate in the prebend on 15 March 1388 (CPR 1385-9, p.432).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. III, 1385-1389, (Public Record Office, 1900), p.432 (ratification of the petitioner's estate in the prebend)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334822/

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