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Prior and Convent of Abbeville. King. The Carthusian Prior and convent of Abbeville...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/187/9340

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This record is about the Prior and Convent of Abbeville. King. The Carthusian Prior and convent of Abbeville... dating from [c. 1300-c. 1350] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/187/9340
Date
[c. 1300-c. 1350]
Description
Petitioners
Prior and Convent of Abbeville.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The Carthusian Prior and convent of Abbeville request permission to purchase rents in Ponthieu to the value of £20 per year.
Nature of endorsement
Before the king and his Great Council.It seems to the council that the king ought not permit the request containing such a great sum, but if no-one should vouchsafe in any part of the land or rent then the king shall make grace after being informed.
Places mentioned
Abbeville, Ponthieu, [France].
Note
Dated to the first half of the fourteenth century solely on the basis of the handwriting of the endorsement.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295218/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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