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Prior of St Michael's Mount. King. Prior of St Michael's Mount The Prior of St Michael's...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/194/9691

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This record is about the Prior of St Michael's Mount. King. Prior of St Michael's Mount The Prior of St Michael's... dating from [? 1338] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/194/9691
Date
[? 1338]
Description
Petitioners
Prior of St Michael's Mount.
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Prior of St Michael's Mount
Nature of request
The Prior of St Michael's Mount requests a letter under the privy seal to Ralph Bloyhowe, to surrender the fortress and possessions of the Priory of St Michael's Mount to John Lercedeken, or whoever the King wishes to assign, on pain of all he can forfeit.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
Places mentioned
St Michael's Mount, Cornwall.
People mentioned
Ralph Bloyhowe
John Lercedeken (Archdeacon).
Note
Apparently enclosed with no.11374 of C 81/249, which is dated 13 November 12 Edward III (1338).
Related material

For a related petition, probably enclosed with this one, see SC 8/194/9651

For a mandate to the Chancellor to examine three petitions from the Prior of St Michael's Mount and from the community of Cornwall, to send letters to Ralph Bloyhowe to do what is right to the Prior, and further to do what is right for the King's honour a C 81/249

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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/C9295578/

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