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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Prioress and poor ladies of Farewell. King and Council. The prioress and ladies of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/167/8321
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This record is about the Prioress and poor ladies of Farewell. King and Council. The prioress and ladies of... dating from [c. 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 8/167/8321
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1325]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prioress and poor ladies of Farewell.
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Nature of request
- The prioress and ladies of Farewell request an enquiry into the disturbance of their rights in various lands in the forest of Cannock by Mauveisyn.
- Nature of endorsement
- Send a writ to the justice of the forest etc. containing the effect of this petition, that they enquire into these matters and others be made by the foresters, verderers and others, and let the inquest be returned into the chancery, and let right be done.
- Places mentioned
- Farewell, [Staffordshire]
- Hammerwich, [Staffordshire]
- Alrewas, [Staffordshire]
- Oggeleye (Oakley) wood, [Staffordshire]
- Cannock, [Staffordshire].
- People mentioned
- Henry II, King of England
- John, King of England
- Robert Mauneisyn (Malveisin), steward of the forest of Cannock.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to some point after Mauveisyn's appointment as steward on 12 January 1325.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition from these petitioners see SC 8/47/2322
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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. V, 1324-1327, (Public Record Office, 1904), p.82 (appointment of Malveisin as steward of Cannock forest)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294166/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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