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Provincial of the Dominican friars. King. Provincial of the Dominican friars The...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/332/15711

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Reference
SC 8/332/15711
Date
[1415]
Description
Petitioners
Provincial of the Dominican friars.
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Provincial of the Dominican friars
Nature of request
The Dominican provincial complains of a religious lapse in the Dominican sisters of Dartford and asks that Eylmer and Alkyrton assist him with the visitation and have power to hear, inquire and punish all sisters and compel them to live according to the statutes of the order, the bull of John XXII and the letters patent of Edward III.
Nature of endorsement
[On face] The King has granted it as requested.
Places mentioned
Dartford, [Kent]
Westminster.
People mentioned
John Eylmer
Richard Alkyrton
John XXII, Pope
Edward III, King of England.
Note
The petition dates to 1415 when Aylmere and Alkirton were commissioned to assist the petitioner in accordance with this petition (CPR 1413-16, p. 359).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen V, vol. I, 1413-1416, (Public Record Office, 1910), p.359 (commission of Aylmere and Alkirton to assist provincial with nuns of Dartford)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736295/

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