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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 Lilleshall. King. The Prior and Convent of Lilleshall make two...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/123/6121
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This record is about the Abbot and Convent of Lilleshall. King. The Prior and Convent of Lilleshall make two... dating from [? 1285] 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 8/123/6121
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1285]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and Convent of Lilleshall.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Prior and Convent of Lilleshall make two requests.1) They seek permission to enclose land in their wood near Lubstree.2) They request the confirmation of charters granted to them by King John.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Lilleshall, [Shropshire]
- Lebyrsty (Lubstree), [Shropshire].
- People mentioned
- John, King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to? 1285, with reference to a confirmation granted to the abbey on 7 June 1285 (CChR, 1257-1300, p.292). There is no definitive link between that confirmation and this petition, but the handwriting would seem consistent with this date.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see p.157 of PRO 31/7/93
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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 5245
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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 Charter Rolls, vol. II, Hen III and Edw I, 1257-1300, (Public Record Office, 1906), p.292 (confirmation of charters of Lilleshall Abbey, possibly in response to this petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9208291/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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