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? No Petitioner named Letter to Edward III from John, Bishop of Lincoln, complaining...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/235/11711

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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Letter to Edward III from John, Bishop of Lincoln, complaining... dating from 1371 in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/235/11711
Date
1371
Description
Petitioners
? No Petitioner named
Nature of request
Letter to Edward III from John, Bishop of Lincoln, complaining that John de Benyngton has occupied the church of Kilsby by force, preventing him from exercising his office there, and asking Edward to remove this lay force.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Kilsby, Northamptonshire
Lincoln diocese
Stow Park, [Lincolnshire].
People mentioned
Edward [III], King of England
John [Buckingham], Bishop of Lincoln
John de Benyngton.
Note
Letter dated 1 October 1371.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335270/

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