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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot and Convent of Westminster. Chancellor and Council. The Abbot and convent of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/168/8377
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This record is about the Abbot and Convent of Westminster. Chancellor and Council. The Abbot and convent of... dating from [1337] 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 8/168/8377
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1337]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and Convent of Westminster.
- Addressees
- Chancellor and Council.
- Nature of request
- The Abbot and convent of Westminster request that the king issue a writ of supersedeas in relation to their dispute with Gilbert Pecche over the manor of Birdbrook, ordering the staying of proceedings and judgment until the muniments of the executors and others have been searched.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Westminster
- Birdbrook, Essex.
- People mentioned
- [Edward I], King of England
- Eleanor [of Castile], Queen of England]
- Gilbert Pecche
- John de Berwick, executor of Queen Eleanor
- John Pecche.
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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 III, vol. IV, 1337-1339, (Public Record Office, 1900), pp.256-7 (order staying the case until the muniments have been searched)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294222/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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