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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
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Abbot of Cirencester. King. Abbot of Cirencester [A portion of the petition is entirely...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/178/8881
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This record is about the Abbot of Cirencester. King. Abbot of Cirencester [A portion of the petition is entirely... dating from [1305] 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 8/178/8881
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1305]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Cirencester.
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Cirencester
- Nature of request
- [A portion of the petition is entirely illegible].The abbot requests remedy . . . as he has customarily been able to tallage his tenants in the manor of Cirencester when the king has a tallage.
- Nature of endorsement
- . . . to the treasurer and barons of the Exchequer . . . let justice be done to him.
- Places mentioned
- Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1305 when a writ was directed to the sheriff of Gloucestershire to allow the abbot to tallage his manors of Cirencester and Minty (CCR 1302-7, p.252).
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw I, vol. V, 1302-1307, (Public Record Office, 1908), p.252 (order to the sheriff of Gloucestershire to allow the abbot to tallage his manors of Cirencester and Minety)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294749/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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