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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William le Bissup (Bishop) of Jersey. le Bissup (Bishop) William [Not specified]....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/309/15417
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This record is about the William le Bissup (Bishop) of Jersey. le Bissup (Bishop) William [Not specified].... dating from [c. 1300] 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 8/309/15417
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1300]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William le Bissup (Bishop) of Jersey.
- Name(s)
- le Bissup (Bishop), William
- Addressees
- [Not specified].
- Nature of request
- Le Bissup requests recovery of his seisin of rents and obedience in the quarter of Roblineys in St Mary's parish, since he has been deprived by Bernard, Duhos and their parceners, and that then the bailiff of Jersey take the inquest in this matter. This writ was previously granted to him before Kirkby, Stapleton, Heliun and Scarborough.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Jersey, [Channel Islands].
- People mentioned
- Geoffrey Bernard
- John de Duhos
- Jordan le Bissup (Bishop), father of the petitioner
- Gervaise [le Bishop], daughter of Richard le Bishop
- Richard le Bissup (Bishop)
- John de Kirkeby (Kirkby)
- Nicholas de Estaplington (Stapleton)
- Walter Elieun (Heliun)
- Robert de Escardeburgh (Scarborough).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to the reign of Edward III in Channel Island Petitions, p.52. However since the petitioner was previously granted a writ before Kirkby, Stapleton (who died in 1290), Heliun and Scarborough, the actual date must be earlier, although it could possibly date to very early in Edward III's reign.
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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)
- Ancient Petitions of the Chancery and the Exchequer ayant trait aux Iles de la Manche, (Societe Jersiaise, 1902), p.52 (translation of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529014/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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