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Not specified. Bishop of Bath, chancellor. A request that Fynbargh be sent for to...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/303/15125

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Reference
SC 8/303/15125
Date
[1432-1440]
Description
Petitioners
Not specified.
Addressees
Bishop of Bath, chancellor.
Nature of request
A request that Fynbargh be sent for to explain how the office of the serjeant of the pantry used to be occupied and a record thereon sent to the Exchequer, since the fees and profits of the office have been forgotten and misused for a long time.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
People mentioned
[John Stafford], Bishop of Bath, Chancellor
William Fynbarowe (Fynbargh), late serjeant of the pantry to Henry IV
Henry IV, King of England.
Note
The petition dates to 1432-40 since it is addressed to the bishop of Bath as chancellor and pre-dates William Fynbargh's death in about 1440 (CPR 1436-41, p. 414).
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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9528872/

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