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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Prior of St Mary's, Coventry. King and council. Prior of St Mary's, Coventry The...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/97/4837
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This record is about the Prior of St Mary's, Coventry. King and council. Prior of St Mary's, Coventry The... dating from [c. 1334] 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 8/97/4837
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1334]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior of St Mary's, Coventry.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Prior of St Mary's, Coventry
- Nature of request
- The Prior of St Mary's, Coventry, states that half the town of Coventry is of the foundation of St Mary's, and is held by the Prior of the King in chief, and the other half was purchased by Prior William from Roger de Mohaut and Cecily his wife, paying them and Cecily's heirs a farm, which farm Queen Isabella has purchased from Henry de Cliff. He asks the King and council that no franchise might be granted to his tenants of Coventry, to his prejudice and that of St Mary's.
- Nature of endorsement
- The franchises granted to the people of the town of Coventry, which were repealed by assent of the whole council, are not to be granted again, nor are any others, without due process.
- Places mentioned
- Coventry, [Warwickshire].
- People mentioned
- William, Prior of St Mary's, Coventry
- Roger de Mouhaut (Mohaut)
- Cecily [de Mouhaut (Mohaut)], wife of Roger de Mohaut
- Isabella [of France, Queen of England]
- Henry de Cliff.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to 'c. 1334' with reference to SC 8/104/5195-8.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related document, see SC 8/104/5196
For transcript, see p.156 of PRO 31/7/125
For a related petition, see SC 8/104/5195
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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 1334
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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/C9149404/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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