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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
Item
Abbot of Cherbourg; Abbot of Montebourg; Abbot of Blancheland; Abbot of la Croix...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/169/8401
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This record is about the Abbot of Cherbourg; Abbot of Montebourg; Abbot of Blancheland; Abbot of la Croix... dating from [c. 1300-c. 1328] 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 8/169/8401
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1300-c. 1328]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Cherbourg; Abbot of Montebourg; Abbot of Blancheland; Abbot of la Croix St. Leufroy; Abbot of Longues; Abbot of St Sauver le Vicomte; Abbess of Caen; Bishop of Avranches; Chapter of Our Lady, Coutances.
- Addressees
- Council.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Cherbourg; Abbot of Montebourg; Abbot of Blancheland; Abbot of la Croix St. Leufroy; Abbot of Longues; Abbot of St Sauver le Vicomte; Abbess of Caen; Bishop of Avranches
- Nature of request
- [The petition is damaged and the full sense is difficult to discern though it seems to be a request that they can answer by their letters patent. There is also a reference to Otto de Grandison and to an Isle, which is presumably Guernsey or Jersey]
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Cherbourg, [Normandy, France]
- Montebourg, [Normandy, France]
- Blancheland, [Normandy, France]
- La Croix St. Leufroy, [Normandy, France]
- Longues, [Normandy, France]
- St Sauveur le Vicomte, [Normandy, France]
- Caen, [Normandy, France]
- Avranches, [Normandy, France]
- Coutances, [Normandy, France].
- People mentioned
- Otho (Otto) de Granson (Grandison).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is speculatively dated to c 1300-c. 1328 on the basis of the hand and because reference is made to Otho de Grandison, and he died in 1328.
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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/C9294248/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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