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Abbot of Bardsey. King. Abbot of Bardsey The Abbot of Bardsey states that, after...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/179/8910
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/179/8910
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1316]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Bardsey.
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Bardsey
- Nature of request
- The Abbot of Bardsey states that, after the conquest of Wales, an extent was made of the county of Caernarfonshire, including all exactions of Dafydd ap Gruffudd, just and unjust, which recorded a puture taken unjustly from Bardsey worth 68s 6d. Payment of this was never requested by Edward I, but when the principality of Wales was granted to the present king by his father, it was again demanded. At that time, the former abbot sought a writ from Sutton and Esthalle to respite the sum, and it was not exacted. However, the sheriff of Caernarfon now again demands payment, and the petitioner therefore requests exoneration of the sum, or respite until an inquiry into the matter is conducted.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Bardsey, [Caernarfonshire, Wales]
- Wales
- Caernarfonshire, [Wales]
- Lleyn, [Caernarfonshire, Wales]
- Caernarfon, [Caernarfonshire, Wales].
- People mentioned
- David (Dafydd) [ap Gruffudd]
- Llywelyn [ap Gruffudd], Prince of Wales
- Edward [I], King of England
- William de Suttone (Sutton), justice
- Thomas Esthalle, chamberlain of North Wales
- Sheriff of Caernarfon.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- An order granting a pardon for this exaction, seemingly made in response to this petition, was issued on 18 May 1316. Given that Mortimer had held an inquisition in the meantime, presumably the petition was presented at some point during the preceding year or two.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition from this abbot see SC 8/92/4568
For an earlier inquisition into this matter see SC 8/180/8959
For a draft writ of enquiry into this matter, probably presented with this petition, see SC 8/179/8909
For an earlier writ of enquiry into this matter, probably presented with this petition, see SC 8/179/8911
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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)
- Latin
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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)
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- Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.300-1 (summary of petition, with references)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. II, 1313-1317, (Public Record Office, 1898), pp.469-70 (resultant grant of pardon)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294778/
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