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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot of Shap. King. Abbot of Shap The Abbot of Shap states that Richard del Egle,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/51/2536
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This record is about the Abbot of Shap. King. Abbot of Shap The Abbot of Shap states that Richard del Egle,... dating from [c. 1288] 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 8/51/2536
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1288]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Shap.
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Shap
- Nature of request
- The Abbot of Shap states that Richard del Egle, priest, before the Statute of Mortmain purchased a dry rent from Richard de Latoun, knight, to receive annually from the hands of William de Styrkeland for lands which he held of him in Westmorland, for the sustenance of a chaplain to say mass in perpetuity for the souls of all Christians; and after the Statute of Mortmain he gave this chantry to the Abbot. The Abbot was seized of this rent for a year and a half, but then Margaret de Ros, who had acquired the tenement from which the rent issued, disseised him by reason of the statute, leaving him charged with the chantry, without receiving anything for it. He requests a remedy, as because of the length of time that has passed, the benefit of the statute has passed from the lady to the king.
- Nature of endorsement
- He is to have a writ of novel disseisin in Chancery.
- Places mentioned
- Shap, Westmorland.
- People mentioned
- Richard del Egle (Aquila), priest
- Richard de Latona (Laton), knight
- William de Styrkeland
- Margaret de Ros.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- C 143/11/18 is dated 16 Edward I (20 November 1287 - 19 November 1288), and, as far as it concerns this rent, would appear to be a response to this petition.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For an inquisition into the granting of this rent, and also an advowson and some lands, to the Abbot and convent, see C 143/11/18
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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 3979
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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)
- Three Petitions of Shap Abbey, R.J. Whitwell and W.N. Thompson, (Oxford Studies in Social and Legal Histo, 1905), pp.64-6 (edition, translation and discussion of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062751/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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