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John, parson of Oddington. John King and council parson of Oddington The parson requests...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/312/E15

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This record is about the John, parson of Oddington. John King and council parson of Oddington The parson requests... dating from [c. 1290-c. 1300] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/312/E15
Date
[c. 1290-c. 1300]
Description
Petitioners
John, parson of Oddington.
Name(s)
John
Addressees
King and council
Occupation
parson of Oddington
Nature of request
The parson requests remedy as his church is assessed at the wrong value and the collectors of the portion from benefices granted to the king have sequestered his goods.He has shown this thing to the bishops of Winchester and Lincoln but they have told him that he must seek a remedy elsewhere as it concerns the portion touching the king.
Nature of endorsement
He should go to the Exchequer.
Places mentioned
Oddington, [Oxfordshire]
Wiltshire (Salisbury) diocese.
People mentioned
Bishop of Winchester
Bishop of Lincoln.
Note
The petition is speculatively dated to c. 1290-c. 1300 as the bulk of the other petitions is this file date to this decade and the hand is consistent with such a date.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529064/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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