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Sick brothers of the Hospital of St Julian outside St Albans. King and council. The...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/142/7075

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This record is about the Sick brothers of the Hospital of St Julian outside St Albans. King and council. The... dating from [? c. 1309] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/142/7075
Date
[? c. 1309]
Description
Petitioners
Sick brothers of the Hospital of St Julian outside St Albans.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The sick brothers of the Hospital of St Julian outside St Albans state that although their hospital was founded by one Geoffrey, Abbot of St Albans, the present Abbot is harassing and oppressing them, and acting contrary to their charters and privileges in many ways; and now, because of certain claims on behalf of the estate of their house made by some of them before the Abbot, he has ordered them to leave and to give him the keys of their chambers, and of their common coffer; and because they would not do this, he has had certain people, whom they name, throw them out by force, break into their house, and take their possessions; and the Abbot has carried off their charters. They request upright men and loyal justices to inquire into the truth of these molestations, and of other things of which they will inform them, and to do full justice to them.
Nature of endorsement
The justices assigned to hear and take the assizes are to be assigned.
Places mentioned
St Albans, [Hertfordshire].
People mentioned
Geoffrey, Abbot of St Albans
Walter de Aylesbir' (Aylesbury)
Hugh [de Aylesbir' (Aylesbury)], brother of Walter de Aylesbir'
William de Wyndeshoure (Windsor).
Note
CCW 1244-1326 p.293 is dated 17 June 1309, and may be related to this matter. The hand would seem to be acceptable for this date.
Related material

For transcript, see p.80 of PRO 31/7/133

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Chancery Warrants, 1244-1326, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.293 (order to have letters patent made that nothing should be taken from this hospital while Walter de Langele is warden)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209254/

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