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Abbot of Rievaulx. King and council. Abbot of Rievaulx The Abbot of Rievaulx states...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/69/3430
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This record is about the Abbot of Rievaulx. King and council. Abbot of Rievaulx The Abbot of Rievaulx states... dating from [1334] 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 8/69/3430
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1334]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Rievaulx.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Rievaulx
- Nature of request
- The Abbot of Rievaulx states that his predecessor, John de Reynton, was often sent on diplomatic missions to Scotland, both in the twentieth year of the King's father, and in his own time, and that, because he rode so hard between Scotland and London and elsewhere on these missions that he lost all his horses, the King gave him three Hainault horses in compensation. However, 40 marks are now being demanded for these horses in the Exchequer, as if Abbot John had bought them. The present Abbot asks that he might be discharged this sum, in consideration of his predecessor's labour, expenses and diligence in the King's service.
- Nature of endorsement
- Because it is attested before the council that the said Abbot lost several of his horses in the King's service, and that the said present King gave him the said three horses as a gift, in compensation for his horses, the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer are to be ordered to cease from the demand they are making on the said Abbot for the aforesaid reason, and to make him quit and discharged of it.
- Places mentioned
- Rievaulx, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Scotland
- London.
- People mentioned
- John de Reynton, Abbot of Rievaulx
- [Edward II], King of England
- Robert de Wodhous, formerly Keeper of the Wardrobe.
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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 6864
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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)
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- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. III, 1333-1337, (Public Record Office, 1898), pp.213-4 (order to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer to supersede the demand for payment for the horses)
- The Honor and Forest of Pickering, North Riding Record Society, new series,, Ed. R.B. Turton, (North Riding Record Society, 1896), pp.254-5 (edition and calendar)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107201/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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