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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
Henry Eastry, Prior of Holy Trinity (Christchurch), Canterbury. Eastry Henry Council....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/200/9996
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This record is about the Henry Eastry, Prior of Holy Trinity (Christchurch), Canterbury. Eastry Henry Council.... dating from [? c. 1315-? c. 1331] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/200/9996
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1315-? c. 1331]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry Eastry, Prior of Holy Trinity (Christchurch), Canterbury.
- Name(s)
- Eastry, Henry
- Addressees
- Council.
- Occupation
- Prior of Holy Trinity (Christchurch), Canterbury
- Nature of request
- The Prior of Holy Trinity, Canterbury, states that he has been guarding the coast at great expense to his house, and is still guarding it, but that the Mayor and citizens of London have seized the small rent that he has in the city, challenging a quarter of it, because of various expenses and costs that they have had. He requests a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Canterbury, [Kent]
- London.
- People mentioned
- Mayor and citizens of London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- According to the Index, the petitioner is Henry Eastry, Prior from 1285-1331. From the hand, this petition would seem to date from the later part of this period.
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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/C9295886/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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