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Master and brothers of the Hospital of St John (St James and St John) of Brackley....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/240/11991

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This record is about the Master and brothers of the Hospital of St John (St James and St John) of Brackley.... dating from [1317] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/240/11991
Date
[1317]
Description
Petitioners
Master and brothers of the Hospital of St John (St James and St John) of Brackley.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The Master and brothers of the Hospital of St John of Brackley ask the King to grant them for their own use the church of Finedon or of St Peter of Northampton, which are of their advowson, to increase their alms at Brackley, as they have nothing of Holy Church and their temporalities do not suffice for their sustenance.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Brackley, [Northamptonshire]
Finedon, [Northamptonshire]
Northampton, [Northamptonshire].
Note
Apparently formerly enclosed with CCW 1244-1326 p.474, which is dated 2 July 1317.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Chancery Warrants, 1244-1326, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.474 (order to inform the King if he can do this without prejudice)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335555/

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