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Copy of the petition to King and Commons in parliament of the provost and college...
Catalogue reference: E 135/2/25
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This record is about the Copy of the petition to King and Commons in parliament of the provost and college... dating from [Hen.VII] in the series Exchequer: Miscellaneous Ecclesiastical Documents. 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)
- E 135/2/25
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Date (When the record was created)
- [Hen.VII]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Copy of the petition to King and Commons in parliament of the provost and college of Eton, that the letters patent granted to them by Henry VI, king of England, should be allowed to stand, thereby confirming them in their possessions in Monk Sherborne (West Sherborne) priory (Hampshire), Beckford priory and manor (Gloucestershire & Lincolnshire), the prebend pertaining to the rectory of Upavon otherwise known as Upavon priory (Wiltshire), with Charlton chapel [in Swanborough hundred] (Wiltshire), and the alien priory of Cowick (Devon) with its appurtenances valued at 100s. to be taken annually from Lewes priory (Sussex) and Preston manor (Sussex). These possessions had been granted away by a series of grants from the first year of the reign of King Edward IV.
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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)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- parchment membranes
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 3 mm.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Some damage and galling to m. 1.
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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/C3408215/
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Series information
E 135
Exchequer: Miscellaneous Ecclesiastical Documents
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