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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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Prior of Bermondsey. King of Castile and Leon. Prior of Bermondsey The prior requests...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/93/4628
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This record is about the Prior of Bermondsey. King of Castile and Leon. Prior of Bermondsey The prior requests... dating from [1381] 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 8/93/4628
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1381]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior of Bermondsey.
- Addressees
- King of Castile and Leon.
- Occupation
- Prior of Bermondsey
- Nature of request
- The prior requests that it be granted by his letters patent that he and his successors be accepted as perpetual denizens, and that the priors be liege men to the king and not alien, as alien priors have caused much damage to the house by granting outrageous corrodies and leases of their possessions.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Bermondsey, [Surrey].
- People mentioned
- [John of Gaunt], King of Castile and Leon.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1381 as the letters of denization were issued on 24 May 1381 (CPR 1381-5, p.18).
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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 724
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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, Ric II, vol. II, 1381-1385, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.18 (letters of denization for the alien priory)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149179/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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