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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
Item
Prioress of the brothers and sisters of the hospital of St James, Canterbury. King....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/229/11433
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This record is about the Prioress of the brothers and sisters of the hospital of St James, Canterbury. King.... dating from [1421] 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 8/229/11433
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1421]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prioress of the brothers and sisters of the hospital of St James, Canterbury.
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Prioress of the brothers and sisters of the hospital of St James, Canterbury
- Nature of request
- The prioress requests that Kirby be commanded to pay the rent and arrears to her for the manor of Capel. They have held the manor from time out of memory, but it came into the hand of the king's father by the forfeiture of Shelley, and he granted it to Kirby who has withdrawn the payment.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Capel, Kent
- Warehorne, Kent.
- People mentioned
- Thomas Shellegh (Shelley)
- William Kyrby (Kirby).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1421 as a commission was issued into the complaint on 28 February 1421 (CPR 1401-5, p.277).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a document from the sisters of the same hospital, see SC 8/294/14700
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Chancery Files 559.
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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, Hen V, vol. II, 1416-1422, (Public Record Office, 1911), pp.329-330 (commission into the complaint)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9334992/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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