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Prior and convent of the house of the visitation of Our Lady of the Charter House...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/178/8872

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This record is about the Prior and convent of the house of the visitation of Our Lady of the Charter House... dating from [1461] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/178/8872
Date
[1461]
Description
Petitioners
Prior and convent of the house of the visitation of Our Lady of the Charter House in the Isle of Axholme.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The prior and convent request letters patent in accordance with a schedule annexed to the petition without the payment of a fine or fee.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Isle of Axholme, [Lincolnshire].
Note
The petition dates to 1461 when the charters of the house were inspected and confirmed (CPR 1461-7, p.155).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw IV, 1461-1467, (Public Record Office, 1897), p.155 (inspeximus and confirmation of charters for the house)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294740/

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