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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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Prior and convent of Westminster. King and council. The prior and convent request...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/151/7549
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This record is about the Prior and convent of Westminster. King and council. The prior and convent request... dating from [? 1300-? 1325] 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 8/151/7549
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1300-? 1325]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior and convent of Westminster.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The prior and convent request that it be commanded that they should have and hold the manors in Lincolnshire which the king granted them for money paid for him in the court of Rome, and for other debts, and hold them until they are fully served of the debts or that they can have some allowance.
- Nature of endorsement
- Because the assignment was made in the Exchequer let it be ordered to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer that they view the assignment and the account that they received when the manor was in the king's hand, and if they find . . .do what they consider is to the king's profit.
- Places mentioned
- Westminster
- Lincolnshire
- Rome, [Italy].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition has been speculatively dated to? 1300-? 1325 on the basis of the hand.
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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/C9209735/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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