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Abbot and convent of Osney. King. The abbot and convent request a grant of a licence...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/232/11595

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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Osney. King. The abbot and convent request a grant of a licence... dating from [? 1295-? 1320] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/232/11595
Date
[? 1295-? 1320]
Description
Petitioners
Abbot and convent of Osney.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The abbot and convent request a grant of a licence to purchase £20 of land to sustain the alms and benefices of the abbey as they have lost £30 of land and rent elsewhere.
Nature of endorsement
To Chancery.
Places mentioned
Osney, [Oxfordshire].
Note
The petition is speculatively dated to? 1295-? 1320 on the basis of the hand.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335154/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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