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Prior and brothers of the order of Preachers (Dominicans), Canterbury. King. The...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/227/11318

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Reference
SC 8/227/11318
Date
[1377]
Description
Petitioners
Prior and brothers of the order of Preachers (Dominicans), Canterbury.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The prior and brothers request that they be granted letters of the privy seal to Clay and his companions assigned to enquire of the damage done to their house, walls and gardens by the raising of the millpond of the abbey concerning the holding of the inquisition.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Canterbury, [Kent]
Abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, [Kent].
People mentioned
Edmund del Clay, justice.
Note
The petition dates to 1377 as the commission for the inquisition was issued on 16 January 1377 (CPR 1374-7, p.418).
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 III, vol. XVI, 1374-1377, (Public Record Office, 1916), p.418 (commission for an inquisition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334878/

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