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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbess and convent of Winchester. King and council. The Abbess and convent of Winchester...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/77/3836
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/77/3836
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1373]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbess and convent of Winchester.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The Abbess and convent of Winchester state that they are severely distrained by the Constable of Windsor and his ministers in their manor of Froyle in Hampshire, for the arrears of their farm of 20s. for this manor, in the name of William de Ernham, for the forest and bailiwick of Yarnham, although William paid the 20s. for the entire period when the bailiwick was afforested, as has been found by several inquisitions. They request a writ to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer to proceed to judgment on these inquisitions, in discharge of the Constable, and another writ to the Constable, to cease these distraints; and they ask that they might no more be harassed and distrained for this reason.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Winchester, [Hampshire]
- Windsor, [Berkshire]
- Froyle, Hampshire
- Ernham (Yarnham), [Hampshire].
- People mentioned
- William de Ernham.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Letters patent under the Exchequer seal were issued on 28 November 1373, ordering an investigation into this matter by an Exchequer auditor, John de Uppingham.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the letters patent ordering an investigation into this matter, see E 156/28/144
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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 8852
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107610/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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