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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 of Furness. King and council Abbot of Furness 1) The petitioner shows that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/48/2357
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This record is about the Abbot of Furness. King and council Abbot of Furness 1) The petitioner shows that... dating from [c. 1296] 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 8/48/2357
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1296]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Furness.
- Addressees
- King and council
- Occupation
- Abbot of Furness
- Nature of request
- 1) The petitioner shows that he has been summoned to justify his right to five acres of land with appurtenances in Satherton before Sir Hugh de Cressingham in the Eyre, against Boteler and his wife. The petitioner states that the rights of the Abbey were confirmed by the king after an earlier inquest before justices in Eyre during the time of his predecessor, Abbot William. The petitioner seeks confirmation from the king of the result of the earlier inquest.2) Copy of the result of the previous inquest held before Cressingham at the behest of Abbot William at the sheriff's tourn in the county of Lancaster.
- Nature of endorsement
- Bring the record.
- Places mentioned
- Satherton, Cumberland
- People mentioned
- Hugh de Cressingham, knight
- Henry le Boteler
- Agnes [le Boteler], wife of Henry le Boteler.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the modern note on the guard.
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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 3342
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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)
- The Coucher Book of Furness Abbey vol. II (3), ed. J. Brownbill, (Chetham Society, new series LXXVIII, 1919), pp.692-3 (edition of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062568/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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