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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot of Strata Florida. King. Abbot of Strata Florida The Abbot of Strata Florida...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/87/4334
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This record is about the Abbot of Strata Florida. King. Abbot of Strata Florida The Abbot of Strata Florida... dating from [? 1320] 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 8/87/4334
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1320]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Strata Florida.
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Strata Florida
- Nature of request
- The Abbot of Strata Florida requests confirmation of his charters, given by various Princes of Wales and confirmed by Edward I.
- Nature of endorsement
- They have offered 20 marks for the confirmation, therefore, when the money has been received, they are to be given the confirmation.
- Places mentioned
- Strata Florida, [Cardiganshire], Wales.
- People mentioned
- Edward [I], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1317-21 pp.527-8 is dated 10 November 1320, and is probably a response to this petition and/or SC 8/87/4336.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition from the Abbot see SC 8/87/4335
For a contemporary petition by the Abbot requesting confirmation of his charters, see SC 8/87/4336
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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 7391
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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)
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- Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.128-9 (calendar of petition)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1317-1321, (Public Record Office, 1903), pp.527-528 (inspeximus and confirmation of charters for the Abbot and convent of Strata Florida)
- The Cistercian Abbey of Strata Florida: Its History, and an Account of the Recent Excavations Made on the Site, S. W. Williams, (, 1889), p. xxxvi (full edition and translation of petition).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148876/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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