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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 of Merevale. Council. Abbot of Merevale The Abbot of Merevale requests remedy...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/128/6358
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This record is about the Abbot of Merevale. Council. Abbot of Merevale The Abbot of Merevale requests remedy... dating from [c. 1375-c. 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 8/128/6358
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1375-c. 1400]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Merevale.
- Addressees
- Council.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Merevale
- Nature of request
- The Abbot of Merevale requests remedy against Thomas de Ardene and his cousin Roger, who have attacked the property and servants of the abbey, killed and stolen his cattle and injured and threatened his tenants.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Merevale, [Warwickshire]
- Elford, [Staffordshire].
- People mentioned
- Thomas de Ardene
- Roger de Ardene, cousin of Thomas de Ardene.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to the last quarter of the fourteenth century on the basis of the handwriting. However, the address to the Council might suggest a date during the minority of Richard II, and a Thomas de Ardene is known to have been lord of Elford around 1392.
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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 5900
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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/C9208535/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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