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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 St Peter of Gloucester. King and council. The abbot and convent...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/112/5600
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of St Peter of Gloucester. King and council. The abbot and convent... dating from [1324] 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 8/112/5600
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of St Peter of Gloucester.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The abbot and convent request remedy as they have been disturbed in their rights in their woods called Bridwode and Hope Mansell by the justices of the Forest.
- Nature of endorsement
- They should have a writ in Chancery to the keepers that they should permit them their rights.
- Places mentioned
- Gloucester, [Gloucestershire]
- Bridwode, [unidentified]
- Hopemaloisel (Hope Mansell), [Herefordshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1324 as the keeper of the Forest was ordered to desist from hindering the abbot in his rights in the woods if the abbot's predecessors had enjoyed such rights (CCR 1323-7, p.70).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition by the same petitioners on a related matter see SC 8/113/5606
For transcript, see no.85 of PRO 31/7/98
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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 3694
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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 Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1323-1327, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.70 (order to the keeper of the Forest to desist from hindering the abbot of his rights in the woods if his predecessors enjoyed such rights)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150267/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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