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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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SC 8/61/3009
Date
[1338]
Description
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].
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5636
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
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)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9106770/

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