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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Men of Southwell. Bishop of Lincoln, Chancellor. The men request letters patent for...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/301/15030
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This record is about the Men of Southwell. Bishop of Lincoln, Chancellor. The men request letters patent for... dating from [1405] 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 8/301/15030
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1405]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Men of Southwell.
- Addressees
- Bishop of Lincoln, Chancellor.
- Nature of request
- The men request letters patent for pavage to be collected upon things coming to the town to be sold to amend the highways in and near the town.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Southwell, Nottinghamshire.
- People mentioned
- [Henry Beaufort], Bishop of Lincoln, Chancellor.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1405 as pavage was granted on 2 February 1405 (CPR 1401-5, p.485).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Chancery Files 498.
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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, Hen IV, vol. II, 1401-1405, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.485 (grant of pavage for 2 years)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9518234/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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