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Prior of Edith Weston. King and council. Prior of Edith Weston The prior of Edith...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/151/7532

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This record is about the Prior of Edith Weston. King and council. Prior of Edith Weston The prior of Edith... dating from [1340-1342] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/151/7532
Date
[1340-1342]
Description
Petitioners
Prior of Edith Weston.
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Prior of Edith Weston
Nature of request
The prior of Edith Weston requests that he be discharged of ninths, tenths and fifteenths and other charges granted to the king by the clergy and the commons his house being in the king's hand with other alien possessions, he having the keeping at farm.
Nature of endorsement
He should have a writ to discharge him as other farmers have in similar cases.
Places mentioned
Edith Weston, [Rutland].
Related material

For another petition by the same petitioner on a related matter see SC 8/151/7526

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/C9209718/

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