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? No Petitioner named Letter to Edward III from William, Archbishop of York, stating...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/235/11712

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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Letter to Edward III from William, Archbishop of York, stating... dating from [1334] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/235/11712
Date
[1334]
Description
Petitioners
? No Petitioner named
Nature of request
Letter to Edward III from William, Archbishop of York, stating that certain lay people are occupying the church of Knaresborough by force, preventing his ministers from exercising their office in that church, and asking the King to remove this lay force.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Knaresborough, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
York diocese
Bishopthorpe, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
People mentioned
Edward [III], King of England
William [Melton], Archbishop of York.
Note
Letter dated 6 days before the Kalends of March (24 February) 1333 (1334, new style).
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/C9335271/

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