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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John le Orfreiser), abbot of Faversham. Orfreiser John King. abbot of Faversham The...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/11/520
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This record is about the John le Orfreiser), abbot of Faversham. Orfreiser John King. abbot of Faversham The... dating from [? 1322-? 1325] 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 8/11/520
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1322-? 1325]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John le Orfreiser), abbot of Faversham.
- Name(s)
- Orfreiser, John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- abbot of Faversham
- Nature of request
- The abbot states that Badlesmere held lands from the abbey both of his inheritance and by purchase from which the church received dues in rent and services, and of which they were seized into the king's hand on the forfeiture of Badlesmere. The abbot requests that the king order the rents and services be made to him, or that he commands his will on the matter.
- Nature of endorsement
- Henry de Cobham and Adam de Passele should be assigned to enquire upon the truth of the contents in the petition and return the inquisition so that the king can do what is rightly to be done.
- Places mentioned
- Badlesmere, [Kent]
- Sheldwich, [Kent]
- Selling, [Kent].
- People mentioned
- Bartholomew de Badelesmere (Badlesmere)
- Henry de Cobham
- Adam de Passele.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- A note on the guard dates this petition between the death of Badlesmere in 1322 and the deposition of Abbot John de Orfreiser in 1325. However, this dating is not definitive. See also SC 8/11/521.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a later petition on the same subject see SC 8/11/521
For a related petition see SC 8/263/13119
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 3331
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.46a (no.63) (another petition by an abbot of Faversham on the same subject)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060647/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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