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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
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William Anketill, burgess of Shaftesbury; Thomas Seward, burgess of Shaftesbury;...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/215/10741
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This record is about the William Anketill, burgess of Shaftesbury; Thomas Seward, burgess of Shaftesbury;... dating from [? c. 1375-? c. 1425] 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 8/215/10741
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1375-? c. 1425]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William Anketill, burgess of Shaftesbury; Thomas Seward, burgess of Shaftesbury; Thomas Peion, burgess of Shaftesbury.
- Name(s)
- Anketill; Seward; Peion, William; Thomas; Thomas
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Anketill, Seward and Peion request that they and their heirs be granted the town of Shaftesbury for a term of 40 years for 20 marks yearly, and that the patent granted to the abbess of Shaftesbury be repealed.
- Nature of endorsement
- Because the King was deceived in the grant of the patent, it was agreed that the abbess of Shaftesbury should be called to state whether she knows any reason why the said patent should not be repealed.
- Places mentioned
- Shaftesbury, [Dorset].
- People mentioned
- Abbess of Shaftesbury.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated impressionistically, on the bass of the land and form, to the last quarter of the fourteenth century.
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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/C9334297/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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