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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot and convent of Coverham. King The petitioners state that they have been destroyed...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/41/2020
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Coverham. King The petitioners state that they have been destroyed... dating from [1318] 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 8/41/2020
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1318]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Coverham.
- Addressees
- King
- Nature of request
- The petitioners state that they have been destroyed by the Scots, and that the people of the country have had pity on their poor state and wish to give them lands. They request the king's agreement to purchase £20 of land or of rent from other fees.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- They should have a licence to acquire 10 marks by the grace of the king towards their impoverishment and destruction, the land not being held from the king, and that it is found by inquisition that it is not to the king's damage.2) Coram rege et magno consilio.
- Places mentioned
- Coverham, [North Riding of Yorkshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1318 as a licence in mortmain was granted to them on 28 November 1318 (CPR 1317-21, p.244).
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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 1341
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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)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1317-1321, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.244 (licence in mortmain for the petitioners to acquire 10 marks worth of land)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062225/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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