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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Prior of Sempringham. King and council. Prior of Sempringham The prior and his predecessors...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/71/3545
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This record is about the Prior of Sempringham. King and council. Prior of Sempringham The prior and his predecessors... dating from [c. 1330] 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 8/71/3545
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior of Sempringham.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Prior of Sempringham
- Nature of request
- The prior and his predecessors were impeached in King's Bench and many things were presented against them at the last session at Lincoln and the justices do not wish to finish matters touching the king without a command of the king. They request that they are granted letters nisi prius to the justices in the county to try the truth of the things, and make a fine according to law and reason.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.
- Places mentioned
- Sempringham, [Lincolnshire]
- Lincolnshire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition probably dates to c. 1331, and relates to what seems to be an ongoing feud between the prior, members of his house and associates on the one part and local landowners of the other (CPR 1330-4, pp.60, 126, 132). However, it should be noted that this is based on the references entered on the guard, and it has proved impossible to confirm the link.
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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 7796
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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. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), pp.60, 126, 132 (a series of commissions of oyer and terminer into a series of assaults made by and to the prior and associates)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107319/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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