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Abbots of the Cistercian order King The abbots of the Cistercian order request confirmation...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/38/1895

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This record is about the Abbots of the Cistercian order King The abbots of the Cistercian order request confirmation... dating from [? 1300-? 1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/38/1895
Date
[? 1300-? 1350]
Description
Petitioners
Abbots of the Cistercian order
Addressees
King
Nature of request
The abbots of the Cistercian order request confirmation and observation of their special privilege, granted by the pope, which places them outside the jurisdiction of the bishops.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Note
There is no internal evidence to be able to date this petition precisely, and it is here assigned notionally to the first half of the fourteenth century on the basis of the hand.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1458
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062098/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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