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William Scovile of Brockley, clerk of the diocese of Bath and Wells. Scovile William...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/242/12076

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This record is about the William Scovile of Brockley, clerk of the diocese of Bath and Wells. Scovile William... dating from [1330] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/242/12076
Date
[1330]
Description
Petitioners
William Scovile of Brockley, clerk of the diocese of Bath and Wells.
Name(s)
Scovile, William
Addressees
[None].
Occupation
clerk
Nature of request
Scovile requests that he be granted a benefice.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Brockley, [Somerset]
Bath and Wells diocese.
Note
The petition dates to 1330 as the privy seal warrant with which it was formerly enclosed dates to 2 April 1330 [4 Edw. III] (C 81/170/3405).
Related material

For the privy seal warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no. 3405 in C 81/170

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Entries in the Papal Registers Relating to Great Britain and Ireland. Papal Letters, vol. II , ed. W.H. Bliss, (, 1985), p.318 (dispensation for the petitioner to hold a benefice)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439679/

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