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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
Item
Abbot and Convent of Colchester. King. The Abbot and convent of Colchester request...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/186/9262
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This record is about the Abbot and Convent of Colchester. King. The Abbot and convent of Colchester request... dating from [c. 1380-c. 1420] 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 8/186/9262
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1380-c. 1420]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and Convent of Colchester.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Abbot and convent of Colchester request that the chancellor be ordered to summon before him the bailiffs and commons of Colchester to answer various charges. They claim that they have made attacks on the abbey's people and property in response to the abbey's pursuit of a case against them in the Exchequer for payment of an annuity of 20s.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Colchester, [Essex].
- People mentioned
- Bailiffs of Colchester.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated to the period c.1380-c.1420 on the basis of the handwriting, although a date in the latter part of the reign of Richard II is probably most likely.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295140/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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