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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Henry Percy, earl of Northumberland. Percy, earl of Northumberland Henry King. Henry,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/336/15852
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This record is about the Henry Percy, earl of Northumberland. Percy, earl of Northumberland Henry King. Henry,... dating from [1423-1437] 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 8/336/15852
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1423-1437]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry Percy, earl of Northumberland.
- Name(s)
- Percy, earl of Northumberland, Henry
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Henry, earl of Northumberland requests that Thomas, bishop of Durham, Fairfax, Langton and Stockdale be granted licence, by authority of Parliament, to grant the advowson and patronage of the church of Arncliffe to the abbot and convent of Fountains so that they might better pray for the souls of the King, the petitioner and their ancestors and heirs.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- It should be done as requested.2) The commons have agreed to this bill.
- Places mentioned
- Arncliffe, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Fountains Abbey, [West Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Thomas [Langley], bishop of Durham
- Master Brian Fairefax (Fairfax)
- Thomas Langton, squire
- Thomas Stokdale (Stockdale), squire
- abbot and convent of Fountains
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to between 1423, when licence was granted to the petitioner to enfeoff Thomas, bishop of Durham, Fairfax, Langton, Stockdale and others in the advowson of Arncliffe (CPR 1422-9, p. 127), and 1437 when Thomas Langley, bishop of Durham died.
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen VI, vol. I, 1422-1429 , (Public Record Office, 1901), p.127 (licence for petitioner to enfeoff Thomas, bishop of Durham, Fairfax, Langton, Stockdale and others in lands, including advowson of Arncliffe, in order to pay his debts)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736237/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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