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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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John, Abbot of Leiston. John King. Abbot of Leiston Leiston requests a grant of a...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/227/11331
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This record is about the John, Abbot of Leiston. John King. Abbot of Leiston Leiston requests a grant of a... dating from [1345] 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 8/227/11331
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1345]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John, Abbot of Leiston.
- Name(s)
- John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Leiston
- Nature of request
- Leiston requests a grant of a charter of pardon for all manner of oppressions etc. for the time that he was an officer or minister of the king.
- Nature of endorsement
- This petition was granted by the king at the suit of Brewes.
- Places mentioned
- Leiston, [Suffolk].
- People mentioned
- Peter de Brewes.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1345 as a pardon was granted to the abbot on 8 October 1345 (CPR 1343-5, p.559).
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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 III, vol. VI, 1343-1345, (Public Record Office, 1902), p.559 (pardon after payment of £50 fine)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334891/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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