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Abbot and convent of Westminster. King. The petitioners request consideration of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/78/3878

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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Westminster. King. The petitioners request consideration of... dating from [1324] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/78/3878
Date
[1324]
Description
Petitioners
Abbot and convent of Westminster.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The petitioners request consideration of their right in the manor of Droitwich.
Nature of endorsement
[None, though the response is endorsed on SC 8/78/3879]
Places mentioned
Droitwich, [Worcestershire]
People mentioned
Edmund Plantagenet, earl of Kent
Margaret of France, queen of England
Isabella of France, queen of England.
Related material

For a related document, see SC 8/77/3843

For a memorandum formerly attached to this petition, see SC 8/78/3879

For a related petition, see SC 8/77/3842

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 8752
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1323-1327, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.238 (resulting order to the exchequer)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107654/

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