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William Sharndene, vicar of Lenham. Sharndene William [Lost]. vicar of Lenham Sharndene...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/343/16169

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This record is about the William Sharndene, vicar of Lenham. Sharndene William [Lost]. vicar of Lenham Sharndene... dating from [c. 1370-c. 1390] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/343/16169
Date
[c. 1370-c. 1390]
Description
Petitioners
William Sharndene, vicar of Lenham.
Name(s)
Sharndene, William
Addressees
[Lost].
Occupation
vicar of Lenham
Nature of request
Sharndene requests a presentation to the vicarage of Lenham.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Lenham, [Kent].
Note
The petition is speculatively dated to c. 1370-c. 1390 on the basis of the hand, and because the petitioner seems to have been in possession of another benefice in Kent in 1393 (CPR 1391-6, p. 311).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Chancery Unsorted Miscellanea (transferred 30 Oct. 1924).
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. V, 1391-1396, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.311 (exchange of benefices (not this benefice) by the petitioner and another)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736650/

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