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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 and convent of St Peter, Gloucester. King and council. The abbot and convent...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/114/5690
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of St Peter, Gloucester. King and council. The abbot and convent... dating from [1322] 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 8/114/5690
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of St Peter, Gloucester.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The abbot and convent request that they may be able to appropriate one of their churches as their estate has suffered considerable damage when the king's enemies resided there for several weeks so that they have nothing to live off and to perform the alms for the king and his progenitors or provide hospitality.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram domino rege.2) They should advise which church and where or another thing which is not in distress of the king, and the king will be advised.
- Places mentioned
- Gloucester, [Gloucestershire]
- La Berton (King's Barton), [Gloucestershire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1322 or perhaps very soon after as the petitioners are complaining of the damage done to their estates when the rebels stayed in Gloucester in 1321-1322. The petition gives quite specific details noting that the rebels came on Friday after the feast of St Lucy, 1321.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.53 of PRO 31/7/97
For another petition by the same petitioners on the same matter see SC 8/114/5670
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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 3851
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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/C9150363/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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