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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
Item
Ralph of Shrewsbury, Bishop of Bath and Wells. Shrewsbury Ralph King. Bishop of Bath...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/242/12060
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This record is about the Ralph of Shrewsbury, Bishop of Bath and Wells. Shrewsbury Ralph King. Bishop of Bath... dating from [1334] 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 8/242/12060
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1334]
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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.
- Occupation
- Bishop of Bath and Wells
- Nature of request
- The bishop requests that the king command the chancellor to renew his charters residing in the Hanaper and adjust these so that he can move his fairs held before the gates of his palace in Wells in part or in total to a more suitable site as the current location is insufficient to accommodate the fair.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Wells, [Somerset].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1334 as the request of the petitioner was granted on 3 July 1334 (CChR 1327-41, p.309).
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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 Charter Rolls, vol. IV, 1-14 Edw III, 1327-1341, (Public Record Office, 1912), p.309 (grant in accordance with the petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439663/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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