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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 of Glastonbury. King and council. Abbot of Glastonbury The abbot requests guarantee...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/112/5585
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This record is about the Abbot of Glastonbury. King and council. Abbot of Glastonbury The abbot requests guarantee... dating from [? 1355] 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 8/112/5585
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1355]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Glastonbury.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Glastonbury
- Nature of request
- The abbot requests guarantee of his privileges.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let the charter be shown before the chancellor and the charter will be communicated to the justices.
- Places mentioned
- Glastonbury, [Somerset].
- People mentioned
- Henry II, [King of England].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is stained and faded, but its language is reminiscent of the text in CPR 1354-8, p. 212-14, with which it is associated on the guard; the petition may be a specific request, relating to legal process, arising out of the general statement on the patent roll.
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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 3622
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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 Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. X, 1354-1358, (Public Record Office, 1910), p.212 (confirmation of rights of Glastonbury)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150252/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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