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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 Burton upon Trent. King and council. The Abbot and convent of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/95/4737
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Burton upon Trent. King and council. The Abbot and convent of... dating from [1322-1327] 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 8/95/4737
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1322-1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Burton upon Trent.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The Abbot and convent of Burton-upon-Trent state that a plea between them and Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, concerning whether they should find a tithingman for the wapentake of Wirksworth, was halted by his death, and that the King's ministers have since continued to distrain them for this tithingman, and for an amercement of £16 incurred in the case. They do not agree that they should find a tithingman for this wapentake, and request a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.Certain people are to be appointed to inquire into the truth of the things contained in this petition, and, when the inquisition has been returned in Chancery, the Chancellor, summoning to him the members of the council, is to do justice. And the Treasurer and Barons are to be ordered to cease demanding the £16 in the meantime.
- Places mentioned
- Burton upon Trent, [Staffordshire]
- Wirksworth wapentake, Derbyshire
- Huncyndon (Hanson Grange), [Derbyshire].
- People mentioned
- Thomas [of Lancaster], Earl of Lancaster
- Edmund [Crouchback], Earl of Lancaster
- Roger Brabazon
- Walter Helion.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to 1322-1327 by the reference to the death of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.36 of PRO 31/7/99
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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 912
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149288/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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