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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Nuns of Clerkenwell. King. The nuns of Clerkenwell ask the King to confirm their...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/98/4859
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This record is about the Nuns of Clerkenwell. King. The nuns of Clerkenwell ask the King to confirm their... dating from [1337] 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 8/98/4859
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1337]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Nuns of Clerkenwell.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The nuns of Clerkenwell ask the King to confirm their charters, a copy of which is sewn to this petition, by inspeximus, with the clause 'licet'.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege et magno consilio.Their charters are to be examined in Chancery, and if they are not to the King's prejudice, the charters are to be confirmed of the King's grace, on account of their poverty; and with regard to the clause 'licet', they are to sue to the King.
- Places mentioned
- Clerkenwell, [Middlesex].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CChR 1327-41 p.397 is dated 20 March 1337, and may well be in response to this petition.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition by the same petitioners, see SC 8/157/7837
For a copy of the charters mentioned in this petition, see SC 8/98/4860
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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 1479
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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 Charter Rolls, vol. IV, 1-14 Edw III, 1327-1341, (Public Record Office, 1912), pp.397-8 (inspeximus and confirmation of charters of the nuns of Clerkenwell)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149426/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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