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Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Henry Dispenser (Despenser), Bishop of Norwich. Dispenser (Despenser) Henry Chancellor....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/300/14993
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This record is about the Henry Dispenser (Despenser), Bishop of Norwich. Dispenser (Despenser) Henry Chancellor.... dating from [1383] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/300/14993
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1383]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry Dispenser (Despenser), Bishop of Norwich.
- Name(s)
- Dispenser (Despenser), Henry
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Occupation
- Bishop of Norwich
- Nature of request
- The Bishop requests that the protection granted to Bedford be repealed as he acquired it when retained as a man-at-arms by the bishop to go on crusade but is not of the right status to hold such a position and sought it only for the protection against his creditors of the same city.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- Roger Bedeford (Bedford) of London, brewer.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1383 as the letters of protection were revoked on 10 April 1383 (CPR 1381-5, p.240).
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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. II, 1381-1385, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.240 (revocation of protection for reasons vouched by the bishop)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9518197/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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