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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot of Merevale. King. Abbot of Merevale [Petition in 2 parts. The second part...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/174/8688
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This record is about the Abbot of Merevale. King. Abbot of Merevale [Petition in 2 parts. The second part... dating from [1320-1321] 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 8/174/8688
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1320-1321]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Merevale.
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Merevale
- Nature of request
- [Petition in 2 parts. The second part is struck-through, but there is a response].1) The abbot requests that he might be able to exchange land in the manor of Hartington with the earl, and to exchange land in Overton, Seal and Bruntingthorpe with the earl.2) The abbot requests that he might be able to approve 10 acres of land in the same vills.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Concerning to the exchange of the lands, he should have a writ in Chancery to enquire if it be to the damage etc.2) Concerning to the appropriation of the lands, nothing is to be done before parliament.
- Places mentioned
- Merevale, [Warwickshire]
- [Lordship] of the [High] Peak
- Hartington, [Derbyshire]
- Cold Overton, Leicestershire
- Seal, [Derbyshire]
- Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire
- Leicestershire.
- People mentioned
- [Thomas of Lancaster], earl of Lancaster.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition appears to date to 1320-1321 as the inquisition ad quod damnum into part of the first part of the petition dates to 14 Edw. II ().
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the inquisition ad quod damnum, see C 143/147/10
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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/C9294555/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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