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Walter Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter. Stapledon Walter King and council. Bishop of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/327/E817

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This record is about the Walter Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter. Stapledon Walter King and council. Bishop of... dating from [c. 1308] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/327/E817
Date
[c. 1308]
Description
Petitioners
Walter Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter.
Name(s)
Stapledon, Walter
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Bishop of Exeter
Nature of request
Stapledon requests remedy as Thomas, the petitioner's predecessor, paid a moiety of his spiritualities and temporalities to the late king in his 23 years and was also assessed for the tenth in the same year, and now the tenth is demanded, and he requests that he, the executors of the late bishop, and other religious in the same position be treated as the laity and pay only one.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
People mentioned
Thomas [Bitton], Bishop of Exeter.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1308 as it seems from the contents of the petition that this petition was shortly after Stapledon became bishop.
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/C9682812/

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