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Prior and convent of Coventry. King. The prior and convent request the grant of return...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/175/8746

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This record is about the Prior and convent of Coventry. King. The prior and convent request the grant of return... dating from [? c. 1316-? c. 1323] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/175/8746
Date
[? c. 1316-? c. 1323]
Description
Petitioners
Prior and convent of Coventry.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The prior and convent request the grant of return of writs in the town of Coventry.
Nature of endorsement
Let a writ be directed to the escheator on this side of the Trent that he enquire upon the contents of the petition in the presence of the sheriff of Warwickshire who is to be warned of this, and certify the king etc.
Places mentioned
Coventry, [Warwickshire].
Related material

For a related petition, see SC 8/159/7920

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294614/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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