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Richard ap Gwillim (ap Gwilym), clerk. ap Gwillim (ap Gwilym) Richard Bishop of Exeter,...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/300/14962

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This record is about the Richard ap Gwillim (ap Gwilym), clerk. ap Gwillim (ap Gwilym) Richard Bishop of Exeter,... dating from [1398] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/300/14962
Date
[1398]
Description
Petitioners
Richard ap Gwillim (ap Gwilym), clerk.
Name(s)
ap Gwillim (ap Gwilym), Richard
Addressees
Bishop of Exeter, Chancellor of England.
Occupation
clerk
Nature of request
Richard ap Gwillim asks the Chancellor to ratify and confirm the estate that he has in the church of Bridell in the diocese of St David's.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
Bridell, [Pembrokeshire, Wales]
St David's diocese.
People mentioned
[Edmund Stafford], Bishop of Exeter, Chancellor of England.
Note
CPR 1396-9, p.387 is dated 5 August 1398, 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 Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), p.481 (calendar of petition)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. VI, 1396-1399, (Public Record Office, 1909), p.387 (ratification of the petitioner's estate in the church of Bridell)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9518165/

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