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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot and convent of Furness. King. Petition in two parts:1) for remedy in that the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/110/5496
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/110/5496
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1311]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Furness.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Petition in two parts:1) for remedy in that the abbot and convent have been deprived of their participation in the election of bishops by Anthony Bek;2) for remedy in that they have been deprived by Bek of churches in the Isle of Man.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let them show their muniments.
- Places mentioned
- Furness Abbey, [Lancashire]
- Isle of Man.
- People mentioned
- Anthony Bek, Bishop of Durham.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable to some time after 1311 by reference to Bek as late bishop of Durham.
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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 3406
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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)
- The Coucher Book of Furness Abbey vol. II (3), ed. J. Brownbill, (Chetham Society, new series LXXVIII, 1919), p.694 (edition of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150161/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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