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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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Abbot and convent of Coggeshall. King. The Abbot and convent of Coggeshall state...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/98/4870
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Coggeshall. King. The Abbot and convent of Coggeshall state... dating from [c. 1327-c. 1341] 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 8/98/4870
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327-c. 1341]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Coggeshall.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Abbot and convent of Coggeshall state that Philip de Bovill gave them the manor of Tolleshunt Major with its appurtenances, and that a previous abbot surrendered the leet into the King's hand without the convent's permission, out of hatred for them. They request grace and a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- The King is not yet advised to remove from his hand what is there by good title.
- Places mentioned
- Coggeshall, [Essex]
- Tolleshunt Major, [Essex].
- People mentioned
- Philip de Bovill.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The dating of this petition and of SC 8/98/4871 and SC 8/98/4875 is interdependent. SC 8/98/4871 appears to date from 1341, and SC 8/98/4875 to 1341; this petition is likely to fall between the two.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a copy of letters patent formerly attached to that petition, see SC 8/98/4872
For a copy of an inquisition formerly attached to that petition, see SC 8/98/4873
For a copy of a writ formerly attached to that petition, see SC 8/98/4874
For another petition from the same petitioners about this manor, see SC 8/98/4871
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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 1496
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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/C9149437/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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