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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot of Kelso. King. Abbot of Kelso The abbot requests the restoration of the rents...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/155/7709
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This record is about the Abbot of Kelso. King. Abbot of Kelso The abbot requests the restoration of the rents... dating from [c. 1334] 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 8/155/7709
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1334]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Kelso.
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Kelso
- Nature of request
- The abbot requests the restoration of the rents from several tenements [street names given] which are in the hand of the king by the forfeiture of those holding them, they being the right of his church.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- [Lengthy response apparently the return of a jury to an inquisition into the matter].2) Coram magno consilio.3) They should have a writ to the sheriff of Berwick to pay them the rent if it was detained for that reason.
- Places mentioned
- Kelso, [Roxburghshire, Scotland]
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland].
- People mentioned
- John Fairhar
- Emma Beate
- John Lambyn
- Michael Lambyn
- Dany de Kilkyngword
- Roger de Stryvelyn (Stirling)
- Feryn Born
- John de Pebles (Peebles)
- Matthew le Coteler
- Patrick de Berewyk (Berwick)
- Steven le Mercer
- Robert de Brus (Bruce).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition has been dated to c. 1334 as it seems likely that the extensive forfeitures mentioned in the petition relate to the recapture of Berwick in 1334. The mention of Robert de Bruce may help confirm this date.
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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/C9209899/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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