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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot of Jedburgh. King and Council. Abbot of Jedburgh [The face of this petition...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/118/5879
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This record is about the Abbot of Jedburgh. King and Council. Abbot of Jedburgh [The face of this petition... dating from [c. 1330] 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 8/118/5879
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Jedburgh.
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Jedburgh
- Nature of request
- [The face of this petition is badly faded.]The Abbot requests remedy regarding the church of Abbotsley, of which he is the rightful patron. The church was taken into the hands of the king due to the war, but has not been returned, despite the peace treaty and an earlier petition.
- Nature of endorsement
- Let men be assigned to enquire into the matters contained in this petition, and when the inquest is returned into the Chancery, let it be put before the justices and order them to hear the complaints of the parties and call the serjeants of the king, and having heard the reasons they should do justice.
- Places mentioned
- Jedburgh, [Roxburghshire], Scotland
- Abbotsley, Huntingdonshire.
- People mentioned
- Robert de Bruys (Bruce).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition on this matter see SC 8/16/756
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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 4498
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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/C9150559/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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