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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Friars Preachers (Dominicans) of Dunwich. King. The Dominicans of Dunwich request...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/183/9121
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This record is about the Friars Preachers (Dominicans) of Dunwich. King. The Dominicans of Dunwich request... dating from [1384] 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 8/183/9121
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1384]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Friars Preachers (Dominicans) of Dunwich.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Dominicans of Dunwich request licence for Swelyngton to grant them certain lands in Blythburgh for the building of a new friary. They state that much of Dunwich has been destroyed by the sea, and their house is now in great peril. They also request licence to sell their land in Dunwich if possible.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Dunwich, Suffolk
- Blythburgh, [Suffolk].
- People mentioned
- Robert de Swelyngton (Swillington), knight.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The requested licence was granted on 23 November 1384.
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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.46 of C 81/1343
For an associated petition on this matter see SC 8/183/9126
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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, Ric II, vol. II, 1381-1385, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.488 (resultant licence) & p.529 (associated licence)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9294998/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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