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Henry Howel, Prior of Coventry. Howel Henry King and council. Prior of Coventry [Petition...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/159/7920
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This record is about the Henry Howel, Prior of Coventry. Howel Henry King and council. Prior of Coventry [Petition... dating from [1309] 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 8/159/7920
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1309]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry Howel, Prior of Coventry.
- Name(s)
- Howel, Henry
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Prior of Coventry
- Nature of request
- [Petition in two parts].1) The prior requests that an inquisition that has come about through his plea before the justices of the Common Bench be taken in the country for ease of the country before justices of the Bench.2) The prior requests he be granted return of writs in all his lands that he holds in Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face].1) Let it be done.2) He should wait until the next parliament.[On dorse, none].
- Places mentioned
- Coventry, [Warwickshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CCR 1307-13 p.168 is dated 5 August 1309, and would seem to be in response to this petition. See also J. Rohrkasten, 'Conflict in a Monastic Borough: Coventry in the reign of Edward II', Midland History 18 (1993), 1-18.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition, see SC 8/175/8746
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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 Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. I, 1307-1313, (Public Record Office, 1892), p.168 (order to take the inquisition in the country)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9210112/
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