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Robert Stratford, Bishop of Chichester. Stratford Robert King. Bishop of Chichester...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/242/12052

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This record is about the Robert Stratford, Bishop of Chichester. Stratford Robert King. Bishop of Chichester... dating from [1338] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/242/12052
Date
[1338]
Description
Petitioners
Robert Stratford, Bishop of Chichester.
Name(s)
Stratford, Robert
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Bishop of Chichester
Nature of request
Stratford requests confirmation of the charters of liberties granted to his predecessors with clause licet [the liberties are detailed].
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Chichester, [Sussex].
Note
The petition dates to 1338 as the privy seal warrant with which it was formerly enclosed dates to 22 February 1338 [12 Edw. III] (C 81/242/10645).
Related material

For the privy seal warrant in which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no.10645 in C 81/242

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439655/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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