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Prior of Newstead. King. Prior of Newstead The Prior of Newstead requests that he...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/218/10887

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This record is about the Prior of Newstead. King. Prior of Newstead The Prior of Newstead requests that he... dating from [c. 1307] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/218/10887
Date
[c. 1307]
Description
Petitioners
Prior of Newstead.
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Prior of Newstead
Nature of request
The Prior of Newstead requests that he be allowed to enjoy peaceably his lands in the hay of Linby in Sherwood Forest, granted to him by the king, and not be required to pay tenths to the Prior of Felley, who has been granted such tenths in Linby, as the lands were not in the king's hands on the date of the grant to Felley.
Nature of endorsement
[on face] These are the words of the king's charter: We grant to the prior and convent of Felley all tenths pertaining to our assarts in the hay of Linby assarted in our time.[on dorse] He holds his lands according to the king's grant, and if anyone disturbs him of his tenths he should defend himself in court Christian.
Places mentioned
Newstead, [Nottinghamshire]
Sherwood forest
Linby, [Nottinghamshire]
Felley, [Nottinghamshire].
People mentioned
Prior of Felley.
Note
Dated on the guard to c. 1307. Various other petitions on this matter also appear to date to this period.
Related material

For a related petition see SC 8/1/44

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. IV, 1301-1307, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.513 (grant to Newstead of certain waste in Sherwood) & p.333 (grant to Felley of tithes of assarts in Sherwood)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334445/

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