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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Prior and convent of St Swithun's, Winchester. King and council. The Prior and convent...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/238/11869
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This record is about the Prior and convent of St Swithun's, Winchester. King and council. The Prior and convent... dating from [1316] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/238/11869
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1316]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior and convent of St Swithun's, Winchester.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The Prior and convent of St Swithun's, Winchester, ask that they might have the vacancy of the bishopric of Winchester whenever it should happen to be vacant in perpetuity, for the payment of a certain sum to depend on how long the vacancy lasts.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Winchester, [Hampshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Formerly enclosed with CCW 1244-1326 p.444, which is dated 24 August 1316.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Chancery Warrants, 1244-1326, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.444 (mandate to the Chancellor and Treasurer to examine this petition and to do what seems best for the King's profit and the petitioners' ease, having regard for the King's special affection for them)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335429/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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