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Abbot and convent of Thornton. King and lords of parliament. The Abbot and convent...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/144/7176

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Reference
SC 8/144/7176
Date
[? 1427]
Description
Petitioners
Abbot and convent of Thornton.
Addressees
King and lords of parliament.
Nature of request
The Abbot and convent of Thornton state that most of their lands, tenements, rents and possessions, spiritual and temporal, adjoining the sea, the River Humber and the River Ouse, have been ruined by silt from these sources, and ask that they might henceforth be exempted from payment of tenths on the ruined portion.
Nature of endorsement
[On face] By the Duke of Gloucester, 27 November.[None on dorse]
Places mentioned
Thorneton sur Humbre (Thornton), [Lincolnshire]
Ringbrough, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Grimston, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Tunstall, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Waxholme, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Withernsea, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Easington, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Kilnsea, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Ravenser, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Winestead [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Skeffling, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Pensthorpe, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Ottringham marsh, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Keyingham, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Thornyngcroft (Thorney Crofts), [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Paull, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Preston, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Drypool, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Sutton on Hull, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Faxfleet, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
Swinefleet, [East Riding of Yorkshire]
York diocese
Barton upon Humber, [Lincolnshire]
Barrow upon Humber, [Lincolnshire]
Goxhill, [Lincolnshire]
East Halton, [Lincolnshire]
Killingholme, [Lincolnshire]
Stallingborough, [Lincolnshire]
Grimsby, [Lincolnshire]
Lincoln diocese
River Humber
River Ouse.
Note
Dated on the guard to '? 1427' without further explanation. However, this accords with the hand, the language and the reference to the Duke of Gloucester.
Related material

For transcript, see no.49 of PRO 31/7/115

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209357/

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