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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
Item
Emma Berham, widow of John Berham of York. Berham Emma Bishop of Exeter, chancellor....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/304/15189
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This record is about the Emma Berham, widow of John Berham of York. Berham Emma Bishop of Exeter, chancellor.... dating from [1396-1399] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/304/15189
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1396-1399]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Emma Berham, widow of John Berham of York.
- Name(s)
- Berham, Emma
- Addressees
- Bishop of Exeter, chancellor.
- Nature of request
- Emma, widow of John Berham, who was put in great debt by her husband and has to look after four children as well as her mother who has been bedridden for four years, requests a protection of alms to last for one year.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- York.
- People mentioned
- [Edmund Stafford], Bishop of Exeter, Chancellor
- John Berham of York, barber
- Alice Temple, mother of the petitioner.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition probably dates to 1396-9 when the bishop of Exeter was first chancellor, though it may date to 1401-3 when he again held the office.
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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)
- Early Chancery Proceedings, Bundle 3, 4.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9528936/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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