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Prior and convent of Nostell King. The prior and convent request that the debt owed...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/63/3139
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This record is about the Prior and convent of Nostell King. The prior and convent request that the debt owed... dating from [1327] 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 8/63/3139
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior and convent of Nostell
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The prior and convent request that the debt owed to them for their goods taken by the constable of the castle of Bamburgh for the safe keeping of the castle be allowed to them in the debt that they owe the king at the Exchequer.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- It seems to the council if it pleases the king that this ought to be done.2) The council considers this petition just, but, nevertheless, coram rege.
- Places mentioned
- Bamburgh, [Northumberland].
- People mentioned
- [William Melton], Archbishop of York and Keeper of the Wardrobe.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition probably dates to 1327 when a writ was issued to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer to examine the accounts of the keeper and to allow the debt against that owed to the king (CCR 1327-30, pp.1-2). It is likely that this petition is earlier than SC 8/170/8451.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition from the same house, see SC 8/16/783
For another petition by the same petitioners on a related matter, see SC 8/170/8451
For a related petition from the same house, see SC 8/133/6605
For another document from the same house, see SC 8/270/13499
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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 7801
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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 Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1896), pp.1-2 (writ to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer to examine the keeper's accounts and allow the debt)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9106902/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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