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Alan Alford, chaplain; William Lotoft, chaplain. Alford; Lotoft Alan; William Bishop...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/302/15071

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Reference
SC 8/302/15071
Date
[1406-1424]
Description
Petitioners
Alan Alford, chaplain; William Lotoft, chaplain.
Name(s)
Alford; Lotoft, Alan; William
Addressees
Bishop of Durham, Chancellor.
Occupation
chaplain
Nature of request
Alford and Lotoft request that they are granted writs of passage to go to Rome on pilgrimage.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Rome, [Italy].
People mentioned
[Thomas Langley], Bishop of Durham, Chancellor.
Note
The petition is dated to 1406-1424 because the petition is addressed to the bishop of Durham as chancellor, and Thomas Langley was elevated to the see of Durham in May 1406 and served as chancellor from March 1405 to January 1407, and again from July 1417 to July 1424. The petition must date, therefore, to the period May 1406-January 1407, or to July 1417 to July 1424.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9518275/

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