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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 Kirkstall. King. The abbot and convent request a licence to...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/120/5964
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Kirkstall. King. The abbot and convent request a licence to... 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 8/120/5964
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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 Kirkstall.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The abbot and convent request a licence to acquire Headingley as although they have a licence to purchase £20 of land as long as it is not held of the king in chief, they have only bought a portion of this, and have been offered the manor of Headingley by John de Calverlay but those of the Chancery will not grant them a licence.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Kirkstall, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Headingley, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Honour of Pontefract.
- People mentioned
- John de Calverlay (Calverley).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition, like its duplicate (SC 8/120/5963), dates to 1324 as a licence for the alienation was granted on 7 March 1324 (CPR 1321-4, p.396).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.12 of PRO 31/7/98
For a duplicate of this petition with endorsements see SC 8/120/5963
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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 4721
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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 II, vol. IV, 1321-1324, (Public Record Office, 1904), p.396 (licence for the alienation)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9150657/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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