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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Grei (Grey), Lord of Rotherfield. de Grei (Grey); Lord of Rotherfield John...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/17/838
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This record is about the John de Grei (Grey), Lord of Rotherfield. de Grei (Grey); Lord of Rotherfield John... dating from [1307-1327] 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 8/17/838
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1307-1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Grei (Grey), Lord of Rotherfield.
- Name(s)
- de Grei (Grey); Lord of Rotherfield, John
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- John de Grei states that the abbey of St James, Northampton, was of the foundation of a William Peverel, his ancestor, and that he and his heirs have had the advowson of the abbey from time immemorial, until the time of Isabel, daughter and heir of William de Duston, his great-grandmother; when, during her minority in Henry III's wardship, the king had the advowson after the death of Abbot Adam Grilli. This has continued since then, wrongly, and so he requests justice and a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- A search is to be made in Chancery for anything that can be found concerning the advowson after the death of William de Duston, following the process of Diem clausit extremum; and the king is to be advised concerning this.
- Places mentioned
- Rotherfield, [Oxfordshire]
- Northampton, [Northamptonshire].
- People mentioned
- William Peverel
- Isabel [de Duston]
- William de Duston
- Henry [III], King of England, grandfather of the present king
- Adam Grilli, abbot of St James, Northampton.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dates from Edward II's reign after 1311, when the petitioner, John de Grey, succeeded his father
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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 3651
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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), pp. 414b-415a (no.205) (full edition of original petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060981/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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