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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
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Simon Islip, Archbishop of Canterbury. Islip Simon King. Maghfeld (Mayfield), [Sussex]....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/246/12293
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This record is about the Simon Islip, Archbishop of Canterbury. Islip Simon King. Maghfeld (Mayfield), [Sussex].... dating from [1354] 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 8/246/12293
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1354]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Simon Islip, Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Name(s)
- Islip, Simon
- Addressees
- King.
- Places mentioned
- Maghfeld (Mayfield), [Sussex].
- Nature of request
- Islip requests that the king grant that he can have 12 further acres to enclose in his park of Mayfield in addition to the 42 acres that the king has already granted him a licence for.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1354 on the basis of the date '28 Edw. 3' stamped on the guard of the warrant, the warrant bearing the date 15 July (C 81/1334/2). In addition, and rather strangely, the dating of the licence for the original enclosure appears to date to the same day (CPR 1354-8, pp.92-3).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the secret seal warrant with which this petition was originally enclosed see no. 2 in C 81/1334
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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 Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. X, 1354-1358, (Public Record Office, 1910), pp.92-3 (grant of licence for enclosure of original 42 acres)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439899/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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