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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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Prioress and nuns of Cheshunt. King and council. The Prioress and nuns of Cheshunt...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/99/4944
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This record is about the Prioress and nuns of Cheshunt. King and council. The Prioress and nuns of Cheshunt... dating from [1304-1306] 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 8/99/4944
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1304-1306]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prioress and nuns of Cheshunt.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The Prioress and nuns of Cheshunt state that since the death of John, Earl Warenne, they have not received the annual gift of wheat granted to them by his ancestors. They ask that this might be paid to them while the lands are in the King's hand during the minority of the heir.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None on SC 8/99/4944: this endorsement on SC 8/99/4947] The Escheator is to be ordered by writ of Chancery to inquire [if they] were in seisin in the time of the Earl. And if so, it is to be paid for the time of the King, and an allowance is to be made to the Escheator on his account.
- Places mentioned
- Cheshunt, [Hertfordshire].
- People mentioned
- John [de Warenne], Earl Warenne.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- This petition must date from after the death of Earl Warenne in September 1304, but before his heir received his lands in April 1306.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a copy of the charter of Earl Warenne for this wheat, see SC 8/99/4947
For transcript, see p.37 of PRO 31/7/93
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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 1675
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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/C9149511/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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