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Abbot and convent of Coggeshall. King and council. The Abbot and convent of Coggeshall...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/98/4875

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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Coggeshall. King and council. The Abbot and convent of Coggeshall... dating from [1327] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/98/4875
Date
[1327]
Description
Petitioners
Abbot and convent of Coggeshall.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The Abbot and convent of Coggeshall state that they have always had view of frankpledge in their manor of Tolleshunt Major, until they were disseised by a bailiff of Edward I. They request a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
[On face] An inquisition is to be held.[On dorse] Certain faithful people are to be appointed in Essex to inquire, in the presence of the current Bailiff etc. into the truth of the contents of the petition and into other articles. And the memoranda of the Exchequer are to be examined to see if anything can be found on behalf of the King through which the complainants can be barred from their claim. And when the inquisition has been returned in Chancery and the search has been completed, the King is further to be informed.
Places mentioned
Coggeshall, [Essex]
Tolleshunt Major, [Essex]
Essex.
People mentioned
Edward [I], King of England
William de Tolleshunte (Tolleshunt), Abbot of Coggeshall.
Note
The fact that this petition refers to Edward I as 'le Roy Edward qe mort est', rather than the King's grandfather, and the mention in the endorsement of an inquisition (SC 8/98/4873) and a searching of the Exchequer (SC 8/98/4874) strongly suggests that this is the petition from 1 Edward III mentioned in SC 8/98/4871.
Related material

For a copy of the letters patent which gave rise to this inquisition, see SC 8/98/4872

For a copy of the inquisition held as a result of this petition, see SC 8/98/4873

For a later petition from the same petitioners on this subject, see SC 8/98/4871

For another petition from the same petitioners about this manor, see SC 8/98/4870

For a copy of a writ ordering the search of the Exchequer mentioned here, see SC 8/98/4874

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1501
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149442/

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