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Prior of Stoke by Clare. King and council. Prior of Stoke by Clare The Prior of Stoke...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/142/7083
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/142/7083
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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
- Prior of Stoke by Clare.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Prior of Stoke by Clare
- Nature of request
- The Prior of Stoke by Clare states that he and his predecessors have been seised of the church of Barton Mills since the time of Henry II, but that the King has presented a Chancery clerk, who is suing before Roger de Brabazun and his companions to remove the Prior's advowson, and to expel the Prior's presentee. He asks the King to release and quitclaim his right, by payment of a fine, and to confirm the deeds of his ancestors.
- Nature of endorsement
- [There is a largely illegible note concerning the value of the church on the face.][On dorse] It is granted for a fine of 20 marks that he is to have the advowson back by the King's charter; and the fine is to be enrolled in Chancery.
- Places mentioned
- Stoke by Clare, [Suffolk]
- Berton iuxte Mildenhale (Barton Mills), Suffolk
- Mildenhall, Suffolk
- Rome [Italy].
- People mentioned
- Henry [II], King of England
- Richard [I], King of England
- Roger de Brabazun.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1301-7 p.386 is dated 20 October 1305, and is clearly the result of this petition. The offending Chancery clerk was possibly Gilbert de Eboraco, presented on 25 November 1304 (CPR 1301-7 p.290).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see p.134 of PRO 31/7/93
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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)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. IV, 1301-1307, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.386 (quitclaim, for a fine, of the advowson of this church to the petitioner)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209262/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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