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William Fayrok, parson of Fretherne. Fayrok William [King and lords of Parliament]....

Catalogue reference: SC 8/332/15752

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This record is about the William Fayrok, parson of Fretherne. Fayrok William [King and lords of Parliament].... dating from [c. 1402] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/332/15752
Date
[c. 1402]
Description
Petitioners
William Fayrok, parson of Fretherne.
Name(s)
Fayrok, William
Addressees
[King and lords of Parliament].
Occupation
parson of Fretherne
Nature of request
[Left-hand side and middle missing; additional information supplied from SC 8/22/1084] The parson of Frethern requests [that he might be restored to his church and its profits. He was expelled by Clifford and falsely indicted for felony and rape.]
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Fretherne, [Gloucestershire]
Worcester diocese.
People mentioned
James Clifford
[Henry Wakefield], bishop of Worcester.
Note
The petition probably dates to 1402 as does SC 8/22/1084 which appears to be an alternate version of the same request.
Related material

For an alternate version of this petition see SC 8/22/1084

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. III, Ric II and Hen IV, (Record Commission, 1783), p.514a (no.5) (full edition of this or similar petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736343/

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