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? Abbot of Reading. [Torn away.] Abbot of Reading Damaged and incomplete petition...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/137/6829

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This record is about the ? Abbot of Reading. [Torn away.] Abbot of Reading Damaged and incomplete petition... dating from [c. 1327-c. 1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/137/6829
Date
[c. 1327-c. 1350]
Description
Petitioners
? Abbot of Reading.
Addressees
[Torn away.]
Occupation
Abbot of Reading
Nature of request
Damaged and incomplete petition concerning the rights of Reading Abbey.
Nature of endorsement
Notes of process and order for a writ to the justices of the king's bench.
Places mentioned
Reading Abbey, [Berkshire].
People mentioned
John de Lacy
Philip le Botyler (Botiller)
Edward I, King of England.
Note
Internal evidence places this petition definitely in the reign of Edward III, and the hand suggests that it belongs to the first half of that reign.
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/C9209011/

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