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John de Keton, prebendary of Taghmon. de Keton John King. prebendary of Taghmon Keton...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/252/12583

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Reference
SC 8/252/12583
Date
[1388]
Description
Petitioners
John de Keton, prebendary of Taghmon.
Name(s)
de Keton, John
Addressees
King.
Occupation
prebendary of Taghmon
Nature of request
Keton requests that he is able to send all the fruits, profits, commodities and revenues of his prebend of Taghmon in the cathedral church of Ferns to England without disturbance of the king's ministers and notwithstanding an ordinance to the contrary.
Nature of endorsement
[On face:]This petition is granted by the king at the instance of the bishop of Winchester.[On dorse, none].
Places mentioned
Taghmon prebend, [County Wexford, Ireland]
Ferns cathedral, [County Wexford, Ireland].
People mentioned
[William of Wykeham], Bishop of Winchester.
Note
The petition dates to 1388 as the licence was granted on 26 April 1388 (CPR 1385-9, p.435).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. III, 1385-1389, (Public Record Office, 1900), p.435 (grant of licence)
  • Documents on the Affairs of Ireland before the King's Council , G.O. Sayles, (Irish Manuscripts Commission, 1979), pp.258-9 (full edition of petition)
  • Irish Material in the Class of Ancient Petitions (SC 8) in the Public Record Office, Analecta Hibernica, vol. XXIV, P. Connolly, (Stationery Office of Ireland, 1987), p.80 (calendar of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440190/

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