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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
Abbot and convent of St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury. King. The abbot and convent...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/232/11562
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury. King. The abbot and convent... dating from [1416] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/232/11562
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1416]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The abbot and convent request that the justices assigned to settle a dispute between the abbot and convent and the bailiffs and commonalty concerning claims to certain liberties be commanded to come to a final discussion and determine the disputes, or that they command the parties to cease their disputes until the king returns from overseas, and also grant letters to the bailiffs and commonalty to stand by the decision of the justices, or to cease their disputes until the king's return.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Canterbury, [Kent].
- People mentioned
- Bailiffs and commonalty of Canterbury.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1416 as other petitions in preceding files from Chancery Files 548 date to this year.
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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 548.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335121/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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