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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Prior of Blyth. King and Council. Prior of Blyth The Prior of Blyth requests remedy,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/168/8389
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This record is about the Prior of Blyth. King and Council. Prior of Blyth The Prior of Blyth requests remedy,... dating from [c. 1300-c. 1330] 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 8/168/8389
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1300-c. 1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior of Blyth.
- Addressees
- King and Council.
- Occupation
- Prior of Blyth
- Nature of request
- The Prior of Blyth requests remedy, stating that he and his predecessors have held the town of Blyth since their foundation, with all the associated rights and freedoms, but these have been usurped and exercised by the ministers of the honour of Tickhill.
- Nature of endorsement
- Have a writ in chancery on the contents of this petition to the constable or his lieutenant, that the said prior is to have his market and fair, his view and his court, and to supersede etc, and attempt nothing in breach or prejudice of those liberties, and moreover let there be process if necessary.
- Places mentioned
- Blyth, [Nottinghamshire]
- Tickhill honour.
- People mentioned
- Edward I, King of England
- Henry III, King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated by the handwriting to the early part of the fourteenth century.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294235/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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