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William Spridlington, Bishop of St Asaph. Spridlington William Council. Bishop of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/263/13100

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Reference
SC 8/263/13100
Date
[c. 1379]
Description
Petitioners
William Spridlington, Bishop of St Asaph.
Name(s)
Spridlington, William
Addressees
Council.
Occupation
Bishop of St Asaph
Nature of request
William, Bishop of St Asaph requests:1) that he may unite the vicarage of Whitford, which is taxed at 11 marks, to the rectory of Whitford, which is taxed at 15 marks, because the vicarage is so feeble that it can't sustain a chaplain and there is no habitation; both are in the bishop's collation;2) that he may unite in the church of Llaneurgain the portion called David ap Ken's, and that called the portion of Master Benet in the same church, which portions are curacies, and to make a rectory thereof, for the portions are small and have but one habitation;3) that he may unite the vicarage of Cilcain, which is taxed at 6 marks 20d. and is not worth as much and has no habitation, to the rectory of Cilcain, which is taxed at 10 and a half marks.
Nature of endorsement
[On face]: 1) Let it be by a fine of 10 marks.2) Fine of £20.3) Fine of 6 marks.
Places mentioned
St Asaph diocese, [Flintshire, Wales]
Whitford, [Flintshire, Wales]
Llaneurgain (Northop), [Flintshire, Wales]
Cilcain, [Flintshire, Wales].
People mentioned
David ap Ken
Master Benet.
Note
Dated by Rees to c. 1379, with reference to CPR 1377-81, pp. 366-7, three 1379 licenses for the petitioner to unite the vicarage and rectory of Whitford, the portions of Llaneurgeyn, and the vicarage and rectory of Cilcain.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.442 (translation of petition with references)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517044/

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