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Petitioners

Abbot of Tintern.

Addressees

King and council in parliament.

Occupation

Abbot of Tintern

Nature of request

The Abbot of Tintern states that he has been appointed collector of the tenths in the diocese of Llandaff on all occasions when tenths were granted by the clergy in the last seven years and more, and has done his utmost to collect them from those who should pay, using both the censures of Holy Church and other means, but that these people are rebels and, despite excommunication, as is on record in Chancery, refuse to pay any money. The Abbot has been distrained to render account in the Exchequer, and he and his house are being impoverished by distraints. He requests a remedy, to enable the tenths to be levied, and to discharge him and his house.

Nature of endorsement

The King, of his special grace, by the advice of his council in this parliament, has granted to the petitioner respite from the sums demanded of him until the next parliament, and in the meantime he wishes to ordain a remedy, by the advice of his said council, for the levying of his aforesaid sums.

Places mentioned

Tintern, [Monmouthshire], Wales

Llandaff diocese.

For transcript, see no.31 of PRO 31/7/111

A related petition is SC 8/144/7166

• Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.239-40 (calendar of petition)
• Calendar of Close Rolls, Ric II, vol. IV, 1389-1392, (Public Record Office, 1923), p.507 (writ of superseas until the next parliament for the petitioner in this matter)