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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot and Convent of Westminster. King. The Abbot and convent of Westminster request...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/185/9202
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This record is about the Abbot and Convent of Westminster. King. The Abbot and convent of Westminster request... dating from [c. 1396] 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 8/185/9202
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1396]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and Convent of Westminster.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Abbot and convent of Westminster request orders to the Exchequer to allow a sum of £50 owed to them from the Exchequer against the £80 owed by them for the tenths granted by the clergy. They state that all manner of debts owed by them were discharged by letters of 29 August 1394, but that they used to receive £8 per year for the tithe of the farm of Droitwich, and 24 obols of gold, the arrears of which amount to £40.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Westminster
- Wych (Droitwich), Worcestershire.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a duplicate of this petition, see SC 8/226/11264
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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, Ric II, vol. V, 1392-1396, (Public Record Office, 1925), p.456 (requested order)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295080/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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