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Hugh le Despensier
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Others in the Despensier family. Same forename + overlapping dates may be one identity (e.g. a remarried woman, or a mis-split father/son). See the whole family →
- Hugh le Despenser same forename · 1233-01-27 – 1479-03-19 · 5677 entries
- Hugh le Despencier same forename · undated · 2 entries
- Hugh le Despeneser same forename · undated · 1 entries
- Edward le Despenser · 1315-11-23 – 1465-03-27 · 398 entries
- Philip le Despencer · 1302-06-06 – 1435-10-25 · 243 entries
- Geoffrey le Despenser · 1234-03-04 – 1404-02-04 · 194 entries
- Thomas Despenser · 1300-03-30 – 1410-10-20 · 140 entries
- Philip le Despenser · 1313-09-24 – 1424-10-29 · 97 entries
- Adam le Despenser · 1259-07-23 – 1316-02-05 · 66 entries
- John le Despenser · 1244-01-20 – 1366-06-10 · 60 entries
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To the king. Informing him that at his request Roger, archdeacon of Richmond, has heen appointed to the sce of Coventry and Lichfield. The pope begs the king to excuse the delay in the papal court of Robert, an Augustini…
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To the king. Praying him to restore to Bosus de Petragora the castle of Blaye (Blavia), in the diocese of Bordeaux, which has been taken from him by the seneschal of Gascony. If the king wishes to keep the castle, suitab…
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To the king. Commending to him Master Hugh de Engolisma, papal nuncio. To Walter, archbishop of Canterbury. The like. 7 JOHN XXII. 453 To Hugh le Despensier. The like. To all prelates and clergy, secular and regular. Man…
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To the same. Faculty to dissolve, annul, and revoke any pacts, confederations, or oaths which may hinder the said peace. To the king of France. Exhorting him to peace, and informing him of the mission confided to the arc…
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To the king. Begging him to continue to Henry, lord of Sully, the favour which he has shown since the death of Philip, king of France. To the king. Touching the see of Winchester, and the misrepresentations which have be…
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To the king. Informing him of the injuries inflicted by the said duke and others, which concern him as a devout son of Christ and of the church. To queen Isabella. The pope has received her letters and answers by Henry, …
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To the archbishop of Canterbury. The like. To Hugh le Despensier, the younger. The like. To the king. Praying him to receive John, bishop of Winchester, and to put no hindrance in the way of his obtaining possession of h…
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To the king. Repeating the instance made to him touching the restitution of land to be made to Bernard Jordani, lord of VIsle (Insula). Ibid. To Hugh le Despensier, to Robert de Baldok, archdeacon of Middlesex, the king'…
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To the king. Repeating the same instance. 49.) To Hugh le Despensier. Touching the same. Also to the bishop of Exeter. June. To the king. Repeating the request made to him touching the depredations committed on the high …
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To the same. Touching the excesses committed in the bastide of St. Priest (Sancti Sacerdotis), and the consequent processes against the king's officials and subjects. The pope begs the king, in the interests of peace bet…
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To the archbishop of Canterbury. Desiring him to persuade 52d.) the king to meet the king of France on the day appointed for doing homage, and in every way to foster peace between the two kings. July. To Hugh de Engolism…
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To the bishop of Winchester. Rejvicing at queen Elisabeth's [Isabella's] proposed journey to France in the interests of peace, and urging him to persevere in promoting the same. The pope ss) 9 JOHN XXII. Ag9 has written …
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To the king's chancellor. The like. To the archbishop of York. Touching the cause between him and Elias, bishop elect of Limoges, now pending in the Roman court concerning his right of visitation of his archdeaconry of R…
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To the king. Commending to him John, bishop of Carlisle. To Hugh le Despensier the younger. Touching the same. To queen Isabella. Thanking her for her efforts made in the cause of peace between the two kings, and rejoici…
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To the same. The like touching the archbishop of Dublin. To the same. Exhorting him to pay the yearly cess of 1000 marks that is due. To the same. Praying him to pay to the pope the fourth part of the tenth granted him, …
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To the bishop of Ely. Touching the same. To the bishop of London. The like. To the king. His envoy, Master William de Weston, D.C.L. canon of Lincoln, brought 5000 florins, and begged the oe ees off aie, 1 A pope to rece…
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To the king. Touching his disagreement with queen Isabella and begging him to receive the above-named nuncios, and listen to them in the interests of peace and charity. The pope cannot believe that, as some say, the nunc…
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To the queen of France. Begging her to assist the abovenamed nuncios in their mission. To queen Clemence; to the bishop of Auxerre; to the bishop of Chartres; to the archbishop of Canterbury; to the bishop of Winchester;…
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To the king. Informing him that at his request Roger, archdeacon of Richmond, has been appointed to the see of Coventry and Lichfield. The pope begs the king to excuse the delay in the papal court of Robert, an Augustini…
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To the king. Praying him to restore to Bosus de Petragora the castle of Blaye (Blavia), in the diocese of Bordeaux, which has been taken from him by the seneschal of Gascony. If the king wishes to keep the castle, suitab…
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To the king. Commending to him Master Hugh de Engolisma, papal nuncio. 240.) To Walter, archbishop of Canterbury. The like. 7 JOHN XXII. 453 To Hugh le Despensier. The like. To all prelates and clergy, secular and regula…
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To the same. Faculty to dissolve, annul, and revoke any pacts, confederations, or oaths which may hinder the said peace, To the king of France. Exhorting him to peace, and informing him of the mission confided to the arc…
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To the king. Begging him to continue to Henry, lord of Sully, the favour which he has shown since the death of Philip, king of France. To the king. Touching the see of Winchester, and the misrepresentations which have be…
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To the king. Informing him of the injuries inflicted by the said duke and others, which concern him as a devout son of Christ and of the church. To queen Isabella. The pope has received her letters and answers by Henry, …
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To the archbishop of Canterbury. The like. To Hugh le Despensier, the younger. The like. To the king. Praying him to receive John, bishop of Winchester, and to put no hindrance in the way of his obtaining possession of h…
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To the king. Repeating the instance made to him touching gto the restitution of land to be made to Bernard Jordani, lord of VIsle (Insula). To Hugh le Despensier, to Robert de Baldok, archdeacon of Middlesex, the king's …
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To the king. Repeating the same instance. 49.) To Hugh le Despensier. Touching the same. Also to the bishop of Exeter. June. To the king. Repeating the request made to him touching the depredations committed on the high …
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To the same. Touching the excesses committed in the bastide of St. Priest (Sancti Sacerdotis), and the consequent processes against the king's officials and subjects. The pope begs the king, in the interests of peace bet…
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To the archbishop of Canterbury. Desiring him to persuade the king to meet the king of France on the day appointed for doing homage, and in every way to foster peace between the two kings. To Hugh de Engolisma, papal nun…
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To the bishop of Winchester. Rejoicing at queen Elisabeth s [Isabella's] proposed journey tu France in the interests of peace, a s wi . and urging him to persevere in promoting the same. The pope 9 JOHN XXII. 4&k9 has wr…
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To the king's chancellor. The like. To the archbishop of York. Touching the cause between him and Elias, bishop elect of Limoges, now pending in the Roman court concerning his right of visitation of his archdeaconry of R…
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To the same. The like touching the archbishop of Dublin. Mar. To the same. Exhorting him to pay the yearly cess of 1000 marks that is due. : 217d.) Thid. To the same. Praying him to pay to the pope the fourth part of the…
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To the king. Touching his disagreement with queen Isabella and begging him to receive the above-named nuncios, and listen to them in the interests of peace and charity. The pope cannot believe that, as some say, the nunc…
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To the queen of France. Begging her to assist the abovenamed nuncios in their mission. To queen Clemence; to the bishop of Auxerre; to the bishop of Chartres; to the archbishop of Canterbury; to the bishop of Winchester;…
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