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Anian Sais, bishop of Bangor. Sais Anian King. bishop of Bangor The bishop of Bangor...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/331/15659

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Reference
SC 8/331/15659
Date
[c. 1320]
Description
Petitioners
Anian Sais, bishop of Bangor.
Name(s)
Sais, Anian
Addressees
King.
Occupation
bishop of Bangor
Nature of request
The bishop of Bangor requests the first vacancy of his church of Bangor, so that his executors can repair the church's faults and pay part of the debts he has incurred in aiding and counselling the King's ministers in the parts of the country near Bangor and in improving and building upon the manors of the church of Bangor.1)
Nature of endorsement
The request is very diverse, and so the council does not wish to assent to its grant.2) Wales. Expedited.
Places mentioned
Bangor, [Caernarfonshire, Wales]
North Wales.
Note
Dated to c. 1320 by Rees, Petitions Relating to Wales, pp. 499-500.
Related material

For a related petition from the same bishop is SC 8/31/1537

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Royal Letter 3841.
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.499-500 (translation of petition with references)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9683070/

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