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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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/218/10887
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1307]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- 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.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to c. 1307. Various other petitions on this matter also appear to date to this period.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/1/44
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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. 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)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334445/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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