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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Prior and Convent of Torksey. King. The Prior and Convent of Torksey complain that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/180/8982
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This record is about the Prior and Convent of Torksey. King. The Prior and Convent of Torksey complain that... dating from [1417] 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 8/180/8982
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1417]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior and Convent of Torksey.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Prior and Convent of Torksey complain that their house, currently in the king's hands due to the minority of Philip, Lord Darcy, has been oppressed by bad governance and excessive fees, annuities, corrodies and other charges, such that they have scarcely 20 marks income and their work has ceased. They ask that the king grant the keeping of the priory to such people as will remedy this, and pardon the prior and canons from the tenths.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Torksey, Lincolnshire.
- People mentioned
- Philip [Darcy], Lord Darcy.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- A grant in the requested terms was issued on 17 July 1417 (CPR 1416-22, pp.114-5).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the chancery warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no. 842 of C 81/666
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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 Patent Rolls, Hen V, vol. II, 1416-1422, (Public Record Office, 1911), pp.114-5 (resultant grant of the priory to Thomas [Langley], Bishop of Durham, the Prior of Thurgarton and Henry FitzHugh)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294850/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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