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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
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Abbot and convent of Whalley. King and council. The abbot and convent request that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/151/7535
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Whalley. King and council. The abbot and convent request that... dating from [c. 1322] 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 8/151/7535
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1322]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Whalley.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The abbot and convent request that they be granted a commission to enquire of the truth of the encroachment of the naifs of the late earl of Lincoln of the vill of Moore on to their several pasture pertaining to their grange at Acton, and the damage done their; they request justice on the return of the inquisition.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Whalley, [Lancashire]
- Moore, [Cheshire]
- Halton hundred (Bucklow hundred), [Cheshire]
- Acton Grange, [Cheshire].
- People mentioned
- Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln
- Thomas [of Lancaster], earl of Lancaster.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is tentatively dated to c. 1322 as the petition refers to the death of Thomas of Lancaster; however, it is unclear how recent an event this is, though the hand would suggest that this date is unlikely to be too distant.
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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/C9209721/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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