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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
Item
Abbot and convent of Vale Royal. King. The Abbot and convent of Vale Royal state...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/145/7226
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Vale Royal. King. The Abbot and convent of Vale Royal state... dating from [? c. 1324] 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 8/145/7226
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1324]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Vale Royal.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Abbot and convent of Vale Royal state that their abbey was founded by Edward I as the consequence of a vow, and ask the King, of his grace, to assign them some certain sum to finish what he started.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.They are to consider how the King can best aid them, with the least damage to the King, and to inform the King.
- Places mentioned
- Vale Royal, [Cheshire].
- People mentioned
- Edward [I], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the context, this petition must date from the reign of Edward II, and from the hand and the French endorsement most probably from the 1320s. It is dated on the guard to '? c. 1324' without further explanation.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For transcript, see no.98 of PRO 31/7/98
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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/C9209408/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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