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Abbot of Bury St Edmunds; Abbot of West Dereham; Prior of Norwich; Prior of Castle...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/211/10502

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This record is about the Abbot of Bury St Edmunds; Abbot of West Dereham; Prior of Norwich; Prior of Castle... dating from [? c. 1360] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/211/10502
Date
[? c. 1360]
Description
Petitioners
Abbot of Bury St Edmunds; Abbot of West Dereham; Prior of Norwich; Prior of Castle Acre; Prior of Shouldham; Prior of Pentney; Prior of Wormegay; Lord Bardolf; Lord Scales.
Name(s)
Lord Bardolf; Lord Scales
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Abbot of Bury St Edmunds; Abbot of West Dereham; Prior of Norwich; Prior of Castle Acre; Prior of Shouldham; Prior of Pentney; Prior of Wormegay
Nature of request
Complaint of the pressures on communities of the Marshland in Norfolk as a result of the acquisition by John Wesenham of the whole of South Clenchwarton.
Nature of endorsement
Order of Wesensham and others to appear before the council.
Places mentioned
Wiggenhall, [Norfolk]
Watlington, [Norfolk]
South Lynn, [Norfolk]
Sechhythe (Setchey), [Norfolk]
Clenchwarton, [Norfolk]
Marshland, [Norfolk].
People mentioned
John Wesenham.
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/C9334059/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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