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? No Petitioner named Letter from Edward II to his council in London forwarding the...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/331/15696C

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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Letter from Edward II to his council in London forwarding the... dating from 1316 in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/331/15696C
Date
1316
Description
Petitioners
? No Petitioner named
Nature of request
Letter from Edward II to his council in London forwarding the petition of Hugh Canon [SC 8/331/15696B] and ordering them to examine it, ask the advice of John, bishop-elect of Ely and inform the King of what is to be done.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
London
Ireland
York, [North Riding of Yorkshire].
People mentioned
Edward [II], King of England
Hugh Canon, justice in Ireland
John [de Hotham], bishop-elect of Ely.
Note
Dated internally to 26 August 1316.
Related material

For the petition mentioned within see SC 8/331/15696B

For a related memorandum see SC 8/331/15696A

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Irish Material in the Class of Ancient Petitions (SC 8) in the Public Record Office, Analecta Hibernica, vol. XXIV, P. Connolly, (Stationery Office of Ireland, 1987), p.103 (translation of petition with references)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9683109/

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