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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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Abbot and convent of Leiston. King. The abbot and convent request that they be pardoned...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/233/11621
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Leiston. King. The abbot and convent request that they be pardoned... dating from [1332] 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 8/233/11621
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1332]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Leiston.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The abbot and convent request that they be pardoned the payment of 4 marks that is demanded from them in the Exchequer for the eldest daughter of the late king from certain tenements and services granted to them by the king as they were granted in free alms.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Leiston, [Suffolk].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to? 1332 as the request for a subsidy for the marriage of the king's sister was made on 26 June 1332 (CCR 1330-3, p.587). However, the petitioners do not appear in the list of those requested to contribute, so the dating cannot be confirmed.
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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 Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1333, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.587 (request for a subsidy for the marriage)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335180/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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