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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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Ralph of Shrewsbury, Bishop of Bath and Wells. Shrewsbury Ralph King and council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/238/11897
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This record is about the Ralph of Shrewsbury, Bishop of Bath and Wells. Shrewsbury Ralph King and council.... dating from [? 1343] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/238/11897
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1343]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Ralph of Shrewsbury, Bishop of Bath and Wells.
- Name(s)
- Shrewsbury, Ralph
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Bishop of Bath and Wells
- Nature of request
- [This petition is badly faded and the latter part illegible.]Ralph, Bishop of Bath and Wells, states that he has four fairs annually in his town of Wells, but that a band of malefactors have several times prevented him from receiving the profit of these fairs. They also disturb his view of frankpledge and hundred court there, and his other rights as lord of the town. [The request is illegible.]
- Nature of endorsement
- Because of the horrible nature of the trespass, and to [preserve] the right of Holy Church, the King has granted writs of oyer et terminer before . . . justices.
- Places mentioned
- Wells, [Somerset].
- People mentioned
- John le Kyng
- Thomas le Saltere (Salter)
- Stephen de Bedmor
- John Marcaunt (Merchant)
- Hugh de Seindrton
- Richard atte More (Moor, Moore)
- William Gynd
- John de Bradewell
- John Gren (Green)
- Stephen le Somenour (Sumner).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Probably enclosed with no.15476 of C 81/290, which is dated 20 May 17 Edward III (1343).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For instructions to the Chancellor to make writs in due form, see no.15476 of C 81/290
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335461/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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