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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot of Whitby. King. Abbot of Whitby The abbot requests that the king hear and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/80/3962
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This record is about the Abbot of Whitby. King. Abbot of Whitby The abbot requests that the king hear and... dating from [c. 1282] 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 8/80/3962
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1282]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Whitby.
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Whitby
- Nature of request
- The abbot requests that the king hear and try before him and his council the process and record of the proceedings between him and Mauley.
- Nature of endorsement
- It is answered in the roll.
- Places mentioned
- Whitby, [North Riding of Yorkshire].
- People mentioned
- Piers de Mauley.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1282 as the abbot was acquitted of a 40s. amercement on 4 May 1282 following the king's consideration of the record and process of the suit whereby the judgment was revoked because it had been proceeded to too quickly (CCR 1279-88, p.153). However, the petition and the consideration are slightly earlier and may reach back to 1281.
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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 8380
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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 Close Rolls, Edw I, vol. II, 1279-1288, (Public Record Office, 1902), p.153 (order to acquit the abbot of a 40s. amercement as the suit between the abbot and Mauley had been proceeded to too hastily)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9107738/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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