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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
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Abbot and Convent of St Augustine's, Canterbury. King. The Abbot and convent of St...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/186/9287
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This record is about the Abbot and Convent of St Augustine's, Canterbury. King. The Abbot and convent of St... dating from [c. 1387] 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 8/186/9287
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1387]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and Convent of St Augustine's, Canterbury.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Abbot and convent of St Augustine's Canterbury, state that they are in great debt to the king and the Pope as a result of the last vacancy in their house, and request that the king pardon them all outstanding sums owed to him.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Canterbury, [Kent].
- People mentioned
- [William Welde], Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury
- The Pope
- Michael [Pecham], former Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- William Welde succeeded Michael Pecham as abbot in 1387, and presumably the petition dates from soon after that date. As noted on the guard, the abbey was later granted custody of its temporalities during future vacancies, but that is not requested here, and while almost certainly connected with these events, is not a direct response to this petition.
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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. V, 1391-1396, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.55 (grant that the abbey retain custody of its temporalities during future vacancies)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295165/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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