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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Prior and convent of Barnwell King and council The prior and convent state that King...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/33/1624
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/33/1624
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1331]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior and convent of Barnwell
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- The prior and convent state that King John granted to them the vill of Chesterton at fee farm with various liberties including the return of writs for all things concerning the same vill. They had the return until Thomas de Belhouse, then the sheriff returned them. The prior and convent request that they be able to have the return of writs just as the predecessors have had until they were ousted.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let certain men be assigned to enquire of the same of when the priors were seised of the return of writs, why, when and how they were disturbed, and the damage which the king will suffer if this thing is granted, and what profits if the thing is retained. Let the heirs of Cambridgeshire, one or two of them return the searches and inquisitions, and when Chancery be certified, let justice be done.
- Places mentioned
- Chesterton, Cambridgeshire
- People mentioned
- Thomas de Belhous (Belhouse), sheriff of Cambridgeshire
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition seems to be about contemporary with SC 8/15/738, which does date to 1331. This seems to be confirmed by the inquisition ad quod dampnum which dates to 5 Edward III.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the finding that the prior should have return of writs, along with two writs and an inquisition see C 143/214/13
For another contemporary petition by the priory concerning Chesterton see SC 8/15/738
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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 1138
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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/C9061821/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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