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Abbot of Sawley in Craven. King and Council. Abbot of Sawley in Craven The Abbot...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/167/8322
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This record is about the Abbot of Sawley in Craven. King and Council. Abbot of Sawley in Craven The Abbot... dating from [c. 1304] 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 8/167/8322
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1304]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Sawley in Craven.
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Sawley in Craven
- Nature of request
- The Abbot of Sawley states that Osgodby has impleaded him before the official of York for tithes from the grange of Stainton, which he claims lies in his parish, although the Abbots of Sawley have held such tithes since the time of King Stephen. Fraunsays, who was the advocate of Osgodby and is now the official of York, found for Osgodby, and the abbot has made an appeal to the court of Rome, but pending the appeal the official has excommunicated him and the greater part of his convent. He therefore requests that no duress be made upon him while the appeal is pending.
- Nature of endorsement
- Sawley in Craven.Before the whole council.
- Places mentioned
- Sawley, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Craven, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Gargrave, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- York
- Stainton, [West Riding of Yorkshire]
- Rome, [Italy].
- People mentioned
- Adam de Osgodby, parson of Gargrave
- Stephen, King of England
- John Fraunsays (Francis), advocate.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- An order to proceed with pleas in this case was issued on 12 September 1304, and although the present petition represents a different stage in this matter, presumably it dates to somewhere around this time.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/334/E1189
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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 I, vol. V, 1302-1307, (Public Record Office, 1908), p.172 (order relating to this matter)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294167/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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