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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Archbishop of Canterbury. King. Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/218/10876
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This record is about the Archbishop of Canterbury. King. Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury... dating from [? 1280] 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 8/218/10876
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1280]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Archbishop of Canterbury
- Nature of request
- The Archbishop of Canterbury states that his tenants of Wrotham and those of Westerham, now held by the Abbot of Westminster, are jointly responsible with others for the maintenance of the bridge at Rochester. However, the Abbot now claims to be quit of such responsibility, and the Archbishop asks that the king has regard for the great damage which will be caused if the bridge is not maintained.
- Nature of endorsement
- It seems to the council that the tenements which are obliged to repair the bridge should be bound to do so, notwithstanding any charters, and that the tenants of these ought to be bound to do what they are accustomed to do.
- Places mentioned
- Wrotham, Kent
- Westerham, [Kent]
- Rochester, [Kent].
- People mentioned
- Abbot of Westminster.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1280, with reference to a commission to enquire into responsibility for the repair of the bridge issued on 11 November that year. However, there is no direct link, the other reference cited appears irrelevant, and the hand might be slightly later in date, although probably still in the reign of Edward I.
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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)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. I, 1272-1281, (Public Record Office, 1901), p.414 (commission of enquiry into responsibility for repairs to Rochester bridge)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334434/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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