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John de la Pole, clerk. Pole John King. clerk Pole requests the king's licence that...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/231/11519

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SC 8/231/11519
Date
[1405]
Description
Petitioners
John de la Pole, clerk.
Name(s)
Pole, John
Addressees
King.
Occupation
clerk
Nature of request
Pole requests the king's licence that he can accept any benefice or benefices which the pope should provide him to in the cathedral church of York or elsewhere [specified].
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
York
Lincoln, [Lincolnshire]
St Paul's Cathedral, [London]
Salisbury, [Wiltshire]
Southwell, [Nottinghamshire]
Ripon, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
Note
The petition dates to 1405 as a licence was granted to the petitioner on 20 February 1405 (CPR 1401-5, p.490).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Chancery Files 498.
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. II, 1401-1405, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.490 (grant of licence)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335078/

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