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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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Prioress and nuns of Little Marlow. King. The petitioners request that they can have...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/61/3009
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This record is about the Prioress and nuns of Little Marlow. King. The petitioners request that they can have... dating from [1338] 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 8/61/3009
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1338]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prioress and nuns of Little Marlow.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request that they can have a licence that they be able to purchase 100s. of land or of rent, and the advowson of a church.
- Nature of endorsement
- Because they are poor and of good condition they have an agreement to purchase 100s. of land except that held of the king, and to purchase one advowson of 40 marks.
- Places mentioned
- Little Marlow, [Berkshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1338 for the prioress and convent received a licence to acquire land and the advowson of the church of Little Marlow on 1 August 1338 (CPR 1338-40, p.118).
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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 5636
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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. IV, 1338-1340, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.118 (licence for an alienation in mortmain to the prioress and nuns of land and the advowson of the church of Little Marlow)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9106770/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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