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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Prior and convent of the poor church of Southwark. King and council. The prior and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/73/3641
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This record is about the Prior and convent of the poor church of Southwark. King and council. The prior and... dating from [c. 1292] 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 8/73/3641
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1292]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior and convent of the poor church of Southwark.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The prior and convent request that the king put a remedy for their house so that they are not disinherited of their right as they are accustomed to receive 20s. from the manor of Westerham by a fine levied in the king's court and which they received during the time of Kaunvyle and the queen, but which is detained by the abbot, and for which they are unable to distrain by the liberty of the abbot.
- Nature of endorsement
- It is ordered to the abbot of Westminster that he be at the next parliament and that he should have the charter of the king for the manor.
- Places mentioned
- Southwark, [Surrey]
- Westerham, [Kent]
- Westminster.
- People mentioned
- Robert de Kaunvyle
- Abbot of Westminster.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1292 as the king granted the manor to Westminster Abbey on 25 October 1292 for the soul of Queen Eleanor, and the petition is unlikely to long postdate this (CChR 1257-1300, p.425).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/141/7007
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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 7307
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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 Charter Rolls, vol. II, Hen III and Edw I, 1257-1300, (Public Record Office, 1906), p.425 (grant of the manor of Westerham amongst others to Westminster Abbey for the soul of Queen Eleanor)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107415/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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