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John Bathe (Bath), clerk to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Bathe (Bath) John King....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/256/12760

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Reference
SC 8/256/12760
Date
[1400]
Description
Petitioners
John Bathe (Bath), clerk to the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Name(s)
Bathe (Bath), John
Addressees
King.
Occupation
clerk to the Archbishop of Canterbury
Nature of request
John Bathe, clerk to the Archbishop of Canterbury, asks the King to grant him the prebend of Wiveliscombe in Wells cathedral, vacant and in the King's gift as the temporalities of the bishopric of Bath [and Wells] are in the King's hand.
Nature of endorsement
[On face] This bill was granted by the King.[None on dorse]
Places mentioned
Wells, [Somerset]
Wiveliscombe, [Somerset].
People mentioned
[Thomas Arundel], Archbishop of Canterbury.
Note
CPR 1399-1401 p.351 is dated 27 July 1400, and is clearly in response to this petition.
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, Hen IV, vol. I, 1399-1401, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.351 (grant to the petitioner of this prebend)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440367/

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