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? No Petitioner named Letter of the Bishop of Hereford requesting a new inquisition...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/270/13476

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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Letter of the Bishop of Hereford requesting a new inquisition... dating from [c. 1278] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/270/13476
Date
[c. 1278]
Description
Petitioners
? No Petitioner named
Nature of request
Letter of the Bishop of Hereford requesting a new inquisition in the matter between him and the earl of Gloucester.
Nature of endorsement
To the Lord Edward, by the grace of God, king of England.
Places mentioned
Northumberland.
People mentioned
Edward I, King of England
[Thomas Cantilupe], Bishop of Hereford
Earl of Gloucester
Ralph Hengham, justice
Walter de Helyun, justice
Bishop of Carlisle.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1278 as the original commission for the inquisition to Hengham and Helyun dates to 12 January 1278 (CPR 1272-81, p.284).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. I, 1272-1281, (Public Record Office, 1901), p.284 (commission to Hengham and Helyun)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517423/

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