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Abbot of Ramsey. King [and council]. Abbot of Ramsey [The petition has suffered considerable...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/161/8009

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This record is about the Abbot of Ramsey. King [and council]. Abbot of Ramsey [The petition has suffered considerable... dating from [? 1325-? 1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/161/8009
Date
[? 1325-? 1350]
Description
Petitioners
Abbot of Ramsey.
Addressees
King [and council].
Occupation
Abbot of Ramsey
Nature of request
[The petition has suffered considerable damage, and although the request is relatively clear, the subject of the complaint is not].The abbot requests a commission to John . . . to take and arrest the malefactors according to the form of . . . whereof they attainted before them . . . The . . . and other people of the county . . . have . . . at their will and other felonies.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Ramsey, [Huntingdonshire].
People mentioned
John . . .
Note
The petition is speculatively dated to? 1325-? 1350 on the basis of the hand.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9293853/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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