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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Prioress and convent of Wroxall. King and council. Prioress and convent of Wroxall...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/152/7586
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This record is about the Prioress and convent of Wroxall. King and council. Prioress and convent of Wroxall... 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 8/152/7586
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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
- Prioress and convent of Wroxall.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Prioress and convent of Wroxall
- Nature of request
- The prioress and convent request remedy and grace as Mowbray disseised them of wood and waste in Wroxall and 5 marks of rent in Balsall which have come into the king's hand by the forfeiture of Mowbray.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Let the truth of the matter be enquired of and returned into Chancery, and let justice be done.2) Coram rege.
- Places mentioned
- Wroxall, Worcestershire
- Balsall, Warwickshire.
- People mentioned
- John de Moubray (Mowbray).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1322 as the petition is obviously submitted following the revolt of Thomas of Lancaster in 1322, and the manor of Balsall was granted out by Edward II to a John Pecche on 2 November 1322 (CPR 1321-4, p.215).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition, see SC 8/68/3357
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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)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. IV, 1321-1324, (Public Record Office, 1904), p.215 (grant of the manor of Balsall to John Pecche on Mowbray's forfeiture)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9209773/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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