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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
Item
Abbot and convent of Reading. King. Request for confirmation of the exemption of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/137/6843
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Reading. King. Request for confirmation of the exemption of... dating from [c. 1400-c. 1450] 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 8/137/6843
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1400-c. 1450]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Reading.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- Request for confirmation of the exemption of the abbey's manor of Leominster from clerical tenths, as granted by Richard II.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None.]
- Places mentioned
- Reading Abbey, [Berkshire]
- Leominster, Herefordshire
- Berkshire.
- People mentioned
- Richard II, King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- A post-medieval note on the guard dates this petition temp Henry VI. The dating must remain impressionistic, and a wide range is given her, covering the first half of the fifteenth century. The notes on the guard which suggest c. 1425 are not convincing.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209025/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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