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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William, Bishop of Emly. William King. Bishop of Emly The bishop requests that he...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/268/13396
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/268/13396
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William, Bishop of Emly.
- Name(s)
- William
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Bishop of Emly
- Nature of request
- The bishop requests that he be granted permission to ordain his deputy within his bishopric to act as council there and defend the rights of the bishop, as the temporalities of his bishopric are wasted by Irish rebels so that he receives no profit there, and cannot go there because of threats to his life.
- Nature of endorsement
- The king grants it for the term of a year.
- Places mentioned
- Emly, [County Tipperary], Ireland.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 13 77 as a licence was granted to the petitioner on 12 August 1377 (CPR 1377-81, p.19).
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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, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.19 (grant of licence for a year)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517343/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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