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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
Dean and chapter of Wells. King. [The petition is badly damaged and in parts totally...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/175/8706
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This record is about the Dean and chapter of Wells. King. [The petition is badly damaged and in parts totally... dating from [c. 1300-c. 1325]. in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/175/8706
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1300-c. 1325].
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Dean and chapter of Wells.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [The petition is badly damaged and in parts totally illegible].The dean and chapter request that the council be commanded to . . . as they were accustomed at all times . . . to take from the prior and convent until the possessions were . . .
- Nature of endorsement
- Let a commission be made of certain people to enquire upon the things contained in the petition and if the priory is in the hand of the king, then when the inquisition is returned and it finds what the petition supposes, then let right be done. If the priory be in another's hand such as a farmer, they should sue at the common law.
- Places mentioned
- Goldcliff, [Monmouthshire, Wales].
- People mentioned
- Prior and convent of Goldcliff.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is speculatively dated to c. 1300-c. 1325 on the basis of the hand.
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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/C9294574/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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