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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
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Prior and Convent of Thetford. King. The Prior and convent of Thetford state that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/143/7138
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This record is about the Prior and Convent of Thetford. King. The Prior and convent of Thetford state that... dating from [? 1376] 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 8/143/7138
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1376]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior and Convent of Thetford.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Prior and convent of Thetford state that they are all loyal Englishmen, and ask that, in order to repair the damage done to their house by misgovernment by former alien priors, they might be considered denizen.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Thetford, [Norfolk].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Letters patents of Edward III granting that the petitioners should be considered denizens are dated 20 May, 50 Edward III (1376). This would then seem to be the petition requesting them.
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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)
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- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. XVI, 1374-1377, (Public Record Office, 1916), p. 301 (letters patents of 50 Edward III)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.449 (inspeximus and confirmation of letters patent of 50 Edward III)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209319/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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