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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Prior of Plympton, Abbot of Buckland, and John de Vautort of Clyst; the heirs of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/66/3275
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This record is about the Prior of Plympton, Abbot of Buckland, and John de Vautort of Clyst; the heirs of... dating from [c. 1318] 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 8/66/3275
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1318]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior of Plympton, Abbot of Buckland, and John de Vautort of Clyst; the heirs of Hugh de Vautort of Taunton, and others of whom the town of Sutton (Plymouth) is held.
- Name(s)
- de Vautort; de Vautort, John; Hugh
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Prior of Plympton; Abbot of Buckland
- Nature of request
- The petitioners state that the community of the town of Sutton (Plymouth) have purchased a writ to inquire into what damage would occur if the king granted that they might become free burgesses and their town a free borough, with the same franchises as the city of London; and the inquest has been held and returned in Chancery. The petitioners state that while some of the burgesses are base tenants, other hold of various lordships, and ask that nothing might be done about this without good deliberation by the council, and without the lords of the lordships being summoned to show their evidence, so that they are not disinherited.
- Nature of endorsement
- This petition is to be delivered to Chancery, and nothing is to be done on it without the lords being summoned.
- Places mentioned
- Plympton, [Devon]
- Buckland, [Devon]
- Clyst, [Devon]
- Taunton, [Devon]
- Sutton (Plymouth), Devon
- London.
- People mentioned
- Community of the town of Sutton (Plymouth).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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A related petition is SC 8/143/7106
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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 7866
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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 Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.325 (inquisition into whether it would be to anyone's harm if the town of Sutton became a free borough)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107046/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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