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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William de Somerhull. de Somerhull William Chancellor. Somerhull, who has the King's...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/331/15699
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This record is about the William de Somerhull. de Somerhull William Chancellor. Somerhull, who has the King's... dating from [? 1322-? 1326] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/331/15699
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1322-? 1326]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William de Somerhull.
- Name(s)
- de Somerhull, William
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Nature of request
- Somerhull, who has the King's charter to collect gold in Devon and Cornwall, requests remedy because the bishop of Exeter's bill containing how his charter should be made remains in Sibthorpe's keeping.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Devon
- Cornwall.
- People mentioned
- Hugh le Despenser
- [Walter de Stapledon], bishop of Exeter
- John atte Slo
- Thomas de Sibbethorp (Sibthorpe).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition probably dates to 1322-6 since it refers to Despenser and the bishop of Exeter as being in power.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9683113/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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