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William Edendon, Bishop of Winchester. Edendon William King. Winchester, [Hampshire]....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/246/12262

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This record is about the William Edendon, Bishop of Winchester. Edendon William King. Winchester, [Hampshire].... dating from [1349] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/246/12262
Date
[1349]
Description
Petitioners
William Edendon, Bishop of Winchester.
Name(s)
Edendon, William
Addressees
King.
Places mentioned
Winchester, [Hampshire].
Nature of request
Edendon requests that certain good people be assigned to enquire of the customs and liberties that pertain to the bishops of Winchester for their fair of St Giles in the city, and make a special charter to the bishop specifying these, and confirming earlier charters.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Note
The petition dates to 1349 as the privy seal warrant with which it was formerly enclosed dates to 11 July 1349 [23 Edw. III] (C 81/340/20450). The confirmation was granted to the petitioner on 10 November 1349 (CChR 1341-1417, p.118).
Related material

For the privy seal warrant with which this petition was originally enclosed see no. 20450 in C 81/340

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Charter Rolls, vol. V, 15 Edw III - 5 Hen V, 1341-1417, (Public Record Office, 1916), p.118 (grant of confirmation to the bishop)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439868/

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