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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 Reading. King and council. The petitioners request that the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/137/6819
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Reading. King and council. The petitioners request that the... dating from [? 1305] 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 8/137/6819
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1305]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Reading.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioners request that the king and council uphold their rights, threatened in the case of Tulbe, to the chattels of felons taken within the liberty of Reading Abbey.
- Nature of endorsement
- If it is known that the justices were in error, the record and process is to be brought before the king.
- Places mentioned
- Reading, [Berkshire]
- Northamptonshire.
- People mentioned
- John Butetourt (Botetourt), justice
- William Tulbe
- Godfrey de Kenredeford
- Sheriff of Berkshire
- Henry [I], King of England
- Adam de Osgodby.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.378b (edition of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209001/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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