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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
Item
Nigel Neel, Prior of the Church of Our Lady of Lancaster. Neel Nigel King and council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/57/2805
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This record is about the Nigel Neel, Prior of the Church of Our Lady of Lancaster. Neel Nigel King and council.... dating from [c. 1324] 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 8/57/2805
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Nigel Neel, Prior of the Church of Our Lady of Lancaster.
- Name(s)
- Neel, Nigel
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Prior of the Church of Our Lady of Lancaster
- Nature of request
- The petitioner seeks quittance from a surety and fine of 100 marks each year to the treasurer and barons of the exchequer for the return of his priory and the advowsons of certain churches in Normandy, and his expenses. He shows that his body, goods and priory have been unjustly seized into the king's hands.
- Nature of endorsement
- An order to the treasurers and barons of the exchequer that he be informed of his estate etc., then make right to him as to others in such state.
- Places mentioned
- Lancaster, [Lancashire]
- Normandy, [France].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable from internal evidence to the seizure of the priory.
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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 4905
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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/C9063024/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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