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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Prior and Convent of Our Lady of Southwark. King. The Prior and convent of Our Lady...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/142/7100
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This record is about the Prior and Convent of Our Lady of Southwark. King. The Prior and convent of Our Lady... dating from [c. 1320-c. 1327] 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 8/142/7100
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1320-c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior and Convent of Our Lady of Southwark.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Prior and convent of Our Lady of Southwark state that, by a fine levied in the court of Henry III, between Stephen, then Prior, and Robert de Caunvyll, lord of the manor of Westerham, that manor was charged to the Prior with 20s. of annual rent. However, since the manor has been in the hands of the Abbot of Westminster, this rent has been withheld. The Prior sued a novel disseisin before the justices in Eyre at Canterbury, but it has been delayed as the Abbot has produced the King's charter and said that he cannot be judged there. He requests a remedy, so that his church is not disinherited.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege. Herlaston.Coram rege et consilio. Expedited.He is to clarify where the plea is pending and before which justices; and the King will be advised.
- Places mentioned
- Southwark, [Surrey]
- Westerham, [Kent]
- Canterbury, [Kent]
- Westminster.
- People mentioned
- Henry [III], King of England
- Stephen, Prior of Our Lady of Southwark
- Robert de Caunvyll, Lord of Westerham
- Eleanor [of Castile], Queen of England
- the Abbot of Westminster
- Edward [I], King of England
- [William de] Herlaston.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the contents, this petition must date from the reign of Edward II, and, from the French endorsement, is most likely to date from the latter part of the reign.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For an earlier related petition, see SC 8/73/3641
For a later related petition, see SC 8/143/7104
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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/C9209279/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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