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Commons of Abingdon. King and council in parliament. The commons of Abingdon state...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/88/4370
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This record is about the Commons of Abingdon. King and council in parliament. The commons of Abingdon state... dating from [c. 1363] 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 8/88/4370
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1363]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Commons of Abingdon.
- Addressees
- King and council in parliament.
- Nature of request
- The commons of Abingdon state that the present Abbot of Abingdon and his predecessors have accroached to themselves royal power, with extortions and other grievances against them, as is more fully contained in a bill previously delivered to the King's council on this. They were granted an oyer et terminer on this, and but, because the justices found that the panel was procured by the Abbot, his steward, and others of his council, they did not dare to proceed because of the disinheritance to the King, but returned to London. They see no improvement in the situation until a new Sheriff is appointed, who will not be corrupt like the greater part of the powerful men of Berkshire. They request a remedy, in maintenance of the King's right and his poor commons.
- Nature of endorsement
- They are to sue at common law.
- Places mentioned
- Abingdon, [Berkshire]
- Remenham, [Berkshire]
- London.
- People mentioned
- The Abbot of Abingdon
- William Skypwith, justice
- John de Mounbray, justice
- John de Chilterne (Chiltern), justice
- John de Waldyngdon, steward of the Abbot of Abingdon.
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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 75
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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 III, vol. XII, 1361-1364, (Public Record Office, 1912), p.370 (oyer et terminer concerning the usurpation of the King's liberties, and crimes committed against the people of Abingdon)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9148912/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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