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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 Torksey. King. The Prior and convent of Torksey state that Henry...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/143/7140
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This record is about the Prior and convent of Torksey. King. The Prior and convent of Torksey state that Henry... 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 8/143/7140
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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 Torksey.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Prior and convent of Torksey state that Henry III gave them and their house certain lands in Torksey, for which they pay £10 annually at the Exchequer, but that they cannot receive any profit from these lands, as they have been flooded by the River Trent. They ask that they might have a mitigation of that charge, in whole or in part.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.The king wishes to be advised by those to whom he owes allegiance, between now and the next parliament.
- Places mentioned
- Torksey, [Lincolnshire]
- River Trent.
- People mentioned
- Henry [III], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the reference to 'le roi Henri, ael nostre seignur le roi qore est', this petition comes from the reign of Edward II, and, from the French endorsement, most probably from the 1320s.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.122 of PRO 31/7/97
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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/C9209321/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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