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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot of Battle. King and Council. Abbot of Battle The Abbot of Battle complains...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/32/1558
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This record is about the Abbot of Battle. King and Council. Abbot of Battle The Abbot of Battle complains... dating from [1318-1327] 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 8/32/1558
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1318-1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Battle.
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Battle
- Nature of request
- The Abbot of Battle complains that the Keepers of the King's Market and the Keepers of the Alnage have entered the franchise of his abbey at Wye to perform their office there, and by distraint have levied fines and amercements from his men, contrary to the charters granted to the abbey by the king's ancestors and confirmed by him, and without regard for the abbot's challenge or the king's command to respect the abbot's franchises.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram magno consilio.He is to have a writ pleadable before the king to the King's Clerk of the Market and Alnager, to answer there why, contrary to the tenor of the charters, they have entered the Abbot's liberty to exercise their office, contrary to the king's command, and why they do not let him have the amercements of his men etc.; and justice is to be done to him there.
- Places mentioned
- Battle [Sussex]
- Wye, [Kent].
- People mentioned
- Keepers of the King's Market
- Keepers of the Alnage.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to '? c. 1318' with reference to CChR 1300-26, p.195, and also CCR 1313-18, p.556. Taking the reference to the confirmation of charters in 1318 as limiting it to the reign of Edward II, this petition must date 1318-1327.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition from the abbot, see SC 8/15/737
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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 1218
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061755/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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