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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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Mayor and barons of Rye. Chancellor. The mayor and barons request that Bedford (whom...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/302/15066
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This record is about the Mayor and barons of Rye. Chancellor. The mayor and barons request that Bedford (whom... dating from [1401] 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 8/302/15066
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1401]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Mayor and barons of Rye.
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Nature of request
- The mayor and barons request that Bedford (whom the duke of York has written to them for the presentation) be presented to the office of warden of the hospital of St Bartholomew and present him to the bishop of Chichester in maintenance of the poor brothers and sisters of the hospital.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Rye, [Sussex].
- People mentioned
- [Edmund of Langley], Duke of York
- John Bedeford (Bedford), clerk
- [Robert Reade], Bishop of Chichester.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1401 as it is dated in its dating clause to 20 February, 2 Hen. IV.
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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, Hen IV, vol. I, 1399-1401, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.437 (grant of the hospital to Bedford)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9518270/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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