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William Barry. Barry William Bishop of Bath. Barry requests the administration of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/307/15335

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This record is about the William Barry. Barry William Bishop of Bath. Barry requests the administration of... dating from [1290] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/307/15335
Date
[1290]
Description
Petitioners
William Barry.
Name(s)
Barry, William
Addressees
Bishop of Bath.
Nature of request
Barry requests the administration of the seven hundreds [of Kent] for life or for twenty years, rendering £12 yearly at the exchequer, as he previously had by the King's charter.1)
Nature of endorsement
Petition of William Barry; before the King.2) Before the King on membrane 4.3) The king is not advised to let the hundred at farm but the treasurer and barons of the exchequer should do what is expedient for the King.
Places mentioned
Kent.
Note
This petition dates to 1290 since it is included with the petitions for this year (PROME roll 02, appendix, no. 75).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.51a (no.62) (edition of petition)
  • The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), roll 02, appendix, no.75 (edition and translation of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9518390/

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