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Alice Waleraund, abbess of Romsey. Waleraund Alice [Not specified.] abbess of Romsey...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/137/6824

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This record is about the Alice Waleraund, abbess of Romsey. Waleraund Alice [Not specified.] abbess of Romsey... dating from [1278-1283] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/137/6824
Date
[1278-1283]
Description
Petitioners
Alice Waleraund, abbess of Romsey.
Name(s)
Waleraund, Alice
Addressees
[Not specified.]
Occupation
abbess of Romsey
Nature of request
Complaint concerning infringements of the abbess's rights in the hundred of Whorwellsdown.
Nature of endorsement
The king does not wish to renew the charters [of the abbey].
Places mentioned
Romsey Abbey, [Hampshire]
Whorwellsdown hundred, [Wiltshire].
People mentioned
Sheriff of Wiltshire
Henry I, King of England.
Note
Dated on the guard 1278-1283 without references.
Related material

For another version of this petition see SC 8/337/15917

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209006/

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