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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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Bishops of England. King. Bishops of England [This petition is badly faded and only...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/340/16007
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This record is about the Bishops of England. King. Bishops of England [This petition is badly faded and only... dating from [? c. 1290-? 1307] 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 8/340/16007
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1290-? 1307]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Bishops of England.
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Bishops of England
- Nature of request
- [This petition is badly faded and only partly legible] The bishops complain of an inability to maintain their estate and of scandals to the church, and ask the king to correct the wrongs and oppressions committed against the prelates, and to give the Pope and the church of Rome the reverence due to them, as a good son of Holy Church, without disobedience.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- People mentioned
- Pope.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated on the basis of the hand and the content.
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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/C9736488/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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