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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Prior and convent of Kenilworth King and council 1) The petitioners show how they...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/55/2750
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This record is about the Prior and convent of Kenilworth King and council 1) The petitioners show how they... dating from [c. 1324-c. 1325] 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 8/55/2750
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1324-c. 1325]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior and convent of Kenilworth
- Addressees
- King and council
- Nature of request
- 1) The petitioners show how they have lately sued to the king in various suits and grievances contained in this petition.2) The petitioners show that from the time of the foundation of their church they had right of pasture in a parcel of Kenilworth woods called 'le Frich' appurtenant to the castle and to hunt all manner of animals and carry of all manner of things etc., in all the seasons of the year.3) In year nine of the king (1315-16) Thomas of Lancaster, lord of the castle, entered therein and the petitioners granted him an enclosed parcel of land called 'le coupiz' to be held in severalty of him and his heirs etc., saving to the petitioners and their successors right of pasture in 'le coupez', which continued until Guy de Stoke ousted them.4) The petitioners ask the king to order the chancellor to commission men of law to investigate the case in the presence of de Stoke and prevent their unjust disinheritance.
- Nature of endorsement
- He showed this writing in chancery, which inspected the same. Orders are to be sent to Guy [de Stoke] that the petitioner is allowed to have what he is owed from the time of writing and according to other ... to the same Guy, as submitted in his petition.
- Places mentioned
- Kenylleworth (Kenilworth), [Warwickshire]
- People mentioned
- Thomas [of Lancaster], Earl of Lancaster
- Guy de Stoke, Constable of Kenilworth Castle
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated c. 1324-5 on the basis of its context in Rot. Parl., vol. I, pp.425b-426a.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a later related petition see SC 8/55/2704
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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 4705
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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)
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- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.425b-426a (edition of petition)
- The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), Appendix of Unedited Petitions, 1307-1337, Rotuli Parliamentorum I, pp. 416-429, no. 37 (summary of references)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062968/
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