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Nicholas de Rissheton (Rishton), clerk. de Rissheton (Rishton) Nicholas King. clerk...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/253/12602

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Reference
SC 8/253/12602
Date
[1388]
Description
Petitioners
Nicholas de Rissheton (Rishton), clerk.
Name(s)
de Rissheton (Rishton), Nicholas
Addressees
King.
Occupation
clerk
Nature of request
Rissheton requests a grant of a writ of scire facias to warn Warcop to be in Chancery at a certain day to show what title he has to the church of Warfield of which he procured a presentation from the king, though Rissheton had already received an expectation from the pope in it on Bouland's resignation.
Nature of endorsement
[On face:]1) This is granted by the king himself.2) A writ is directed to the sheriff of Berkshire to be returned in the feast of St John the Baptist.[On dorse, none].
Places mentioned
Warfield, [Berkshire]
Salisbury diocese
St David's cathedral, [Pembrokeshire, Wales].
People mentioned
John de Bouland, late parson of Warfield
Robert de Warthecop (Warcop).
Note
The petition dates to 1388 as letters of revocation were issued on 6 November 1388 (CPR 1385-9, p.524).
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.524 (revocation of the presentation of Warcop)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440209/

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