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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 Our Lady of Graces outside the Tower of London (St Mary Graces,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/189/9443
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Our Lady of Graces outside the Tower of London (St Mary Graces,... dating from [1377-1388] 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 8/189/9443
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1377-1388]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Our Lady of Graces outside the Tower of London (St Mary Graces, London).
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The abbot and convent request that the king take the abbey into his hands and place it in the keeping of the chancellor, the keeper of the rolls of Chancery, and the chief justices of both benches, and that he take the abbey and its lands, tenements, rents and other possessions and goods into the king's safe-keeping and protection. The abbot and convent state that they were founded by Edward III, the king's grandfather, for the alms of the king, his progenitors and heirs, and that they were endowed to make divine service with tenements and rents in the city of London, some of which are lost by false inquisitions and brokage and others are on the point of being lost by imaginations of certain of the city.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:] The king has granted this petition.[On dorse, none].
- Places mentioned
- London
- St Mary Graces Abbey, London
- Tower of London, London.
- People mentioned
- [Simon] Burley
- Edward [III], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The signature of Simon Burley on the petition indicates that this dates before his fall in 1388.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition from the same petitioners, see SC 8/20/989
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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)
- Richard II and his Grandfather's Will, C. Given-Wilson, (English Historical Review, XCIII, pp. 32, 1978), pp. 320-337 (discussion of context of this petition with editions of related petitions)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9295321/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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