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Robert Stratford, bishop of Chichester. Stratford Robert King. bishop of Chichester...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/228/11361

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This record is about the Robert Stratford, bishop of Chichester. Stratford Robert King. bishop of Chichester... dating from [1344] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/228/11361
Date
[1344]
Description
Petitioners
Robert Stratford, bishop of Chichester.
Name(s)
Stratford, Robert
Addressees
King.
Occupation
bishop of Chichester
Nature of request
Stratford requests that his jurisdiction be allowed inside the castle of Hastings and outside as he should have the right but the canons and chaplains of the collegiate church of Our Lady claim the church to be a royal free chapel which it is not.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Hastings, [Sussex].
People mentioned
Canons and chaplains of the collegiate church of Our Lady, Hastings.
Note
Dated to 1344 by the Chancery warrant with which it was formerly enclosed, and which resulted from the petition (SC 8/228/11360).
Related material

For the warrant formerly enclosed with this petition, see SC 8/228/11360

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334921/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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