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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 Langley. King and council. Abbot of Langley The petitioner seeks confirmation...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/56/2799
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This record is about the Abbot of Langley. King and council. Abbot of Langley The petitioner seeks confirmation... dating from [? 1327-? 1377] 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 8/56/2799
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1327-? 1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Langley.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Langley
- Nature of request
- The petitioner seeks confirmation of his and his canons' franchise rights, and (for a reasonable fine) a declaration of the legal proceedings made in the chancery and exchequer allowing the petitioner the fines taken for offences committed by his men and tenants without controversy and dispute, according to the record.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let him have this petition ordered in chancery. The chancellor is to do this because it is for the king's profit.
- Places mentioned
- Langley, [Norfolk].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated very tentatively to the reign of Edward III.
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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 4771
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9063017/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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