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Walter de Langton, bishop of Chester (Coventry and Lichfield). de Langton Walter...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/309/15419

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Reference
SC 8/309/15419
Date
[c. 1298]
Description
Petitioners
Walter de Langton, bishop of Chester (Coventry and Lichfield).
Name(s)
de Langton, Walter
Addressees
King.
Occupation
bishop of Chester (Coventry and Lichfield)
Nature of request
The bishop of Chester, who already holds the manor of Buttercrambe and Scrayingham of Wake for a term of years, requests confirmation of Wake's grant to him of the same manor for life.1)
Nature of endorsement
Before the King.2) The King wills that he should have it.
Places mentioned
Buttercrambe, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
Scrayingham, [East Riding of Yorkshire].
People mentioned
John Wake.
Note
The petition dates to c. 1298 since Wake originally granted the manor for seven years from Michaelmas 1294 (CPR 1292-1301, p. 95), three of which years are still remaining.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. III, 1292-1301, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.95 (ratification of grant for years mentioned in petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529016/

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