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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 Tynemouth. King and council. The Prior and convent of Tynemouth...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/144/7157
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This record is about the Prior and convent of Tynemouth. King and council. The Prior and convent of Tynemouth... dating from [1379-1380] 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 8/144/7157
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1379-1380]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior and convent of Tynemouth.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The Prior and convent of Tynemouth state that their house is one of the powerful fortresses of the north, but that, through flooding and undermining from the sea, its walls have largely collapsed, and their rents are not sufficient to make repairs, as most of them lie near the Scottish march and have been destroyed by the enemies. They request some reasonable aid to enable them to restore their priory and fortress, for their own salvation and that of the surrounding country.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Tynemouth, [Northumberland]
- Scottish march.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1377-81 p.441 is dated 20 February 1380, and is probably in response to this petition.CCR 1392-6 pp.31-2 is dated 20 November 1392.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.45 of PRO 31/7/106
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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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- Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), p.203 (no.182) (calendar of petition)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Ric II, vol. V, 1392-1396, (Public Record Office, 1925), pp.31-2 (order to pay £100 from the customs of Newcastle, in aid of repairs to the walls)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. I, 1377-1381, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.441 (licence for Prior and convent to acquire lands in mortmain to the value of £20 annually, in order to repair the walls)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209338/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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