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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 Leicester. King [Much of this petition is missing.]The Abbot...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/122/6074A
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Leicester. King [Much of this petition is missing.]The Abbot... dating from [1399-1400] 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 8/122/6074A
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1399-1400]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Leicester.
- Addressees
- King
- Nature of request
- [Much of this petition is missing.]The Abbot and convent of Leicester request licence for the [Abbot of Evroul] to grant to them the priory of [Ware].
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] This bill was granted by the king ...
- Places mentioned
- Leicester, [Leicestershire]
- [St Evroul, Normandy], France
- [Ware, Hertfordshire].
- People mentioned
- [Philip Repyndon (Repingdon)], Abbot of Leicester.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The requested grant was made on 15 February 1400, suggesting that the petition may have been presented to the 1399 Parliament.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a draft writ formerly attached to this petition see SC 8/122/6074B
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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 5127
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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, Hen IV, vol. I, 1399-1401, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.221 (licence for the abbot of St Evroul to grant the alien priory of Ware to the abbot and convent of Leicester)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208243/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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