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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Prioress and nuns of Cannington King The Prioress and nuns of Cannington state that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/54/2684
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This record is about the Prioress and nuns of Cannington King The Prioress and nuns of Cannington state that... dating from [1332-1333] 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 8/54/2684
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1332-1333]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prioress and nuns of Cannington
- Addressees
- King
- Nature of request
- The Prioress and nuns of Cannington state that they have no chaplain to say Mass for them except the parish priest, and ask that Robert Fitz Payn might be allowed to alienate some land in mortmain [to provide one].
- Nature of endorsement
- The inquisition is to be examined, and if it is found that it is not to the king's harm, they are to have permission for a reasonable fin to be paid, to hold of the king by the due and customary services.
- Places mentioned
- Cannington, Somerset
- People mentioned
- Robert Fitz Payn (Fitz Pain)
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The writ for C 143/221/13 is dated 20 September 6 Edward III (1332).CPR 1330-4 p.394 is dated 28 January 1333.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related inquisition see C 143/147/17
For an application for a license to alienate in mortmain see C 49/6/23
For an inquisition into the granting of lands to the convent by Robert Fitz Payn, see C 143/221/13
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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 4535
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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 III, vol. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.394 (licence for Robert Fitz Payn to alienate land to the Prioress and nuns of Cannington)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062901/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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