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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot and convent of Whitby. King and council. The abbot and convent request an oyer...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/78/3892
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Whitby. King and council. The abbot and convent request an oyer... dating from [1307] 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 8/78/3892
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1307]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Whitby.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The abbot and convent request an oyer et terminer for the trees, wool and livestock of the abbey that Percy by his men has taken without payment, and for which they cannot have delivery by writ or without.
- Nature of endorsement
- He should have a writ of oyer et terminer, and Mauley and Threekingham are assigned.
- Places mentioned
- Whitby, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Topcliffe, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Spofforth, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Nafferton, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
- Leconfield, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
- Catton, [North Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Henry de Percy
- Peter de Mauley
- Lambert de Trikingham (Threekingham).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1307 as a commission of oyer and terminer into the matter was issued on 1 March 1307 (CPR 1301-7, p.542).
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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 8460
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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 I, vol. IV, 1301-1307, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.542 (commission of oyer and terminer)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107668/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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