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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot and convent of Warden. King. The Abbot and convent of Warden state that by...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/148/7374
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Warden. King. The Abbot and convent of Warden state that by... dating from [1305] 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 8/148/7374
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1305]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Warden.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Abbot and convent of Warden state that by the charter of Richard I and the confirmation of the present King they are quit of all aids and taxes pertaining to the King, but that various bailiffs of cities and boroughs where they have tenements and rents are distraining them for lot and scot with them on common tallages. They purchased a writ to obtain a respite until parliament, and now request the King's grace on this matter.
- Nature of endorsement
- The Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer are to be ordered by writ of Chancery that, when they have examined their charter, they are to do justice.
- Places mentioned
- Warden, [Bedfordshire].
- People mentioned
- Richard [I], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable to the Lent parliament of 1305 (Memoranda de Parliamento p.147 (no.234), PROME roll 12, appendix, no. 244).
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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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- Memoranda de Parliamento, or Records of the Parliament holden at Westminster, 25 Edw I, Ed. F.W. Maitland, (Rolls Series, vol. XCVIII, 1893), p.147 (no.234) (full edition of petition and of Latin summary on parliament roll)
- The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), roll 12, appendix, no. 244 (full edition and translation of petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209559/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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