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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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SC 8/233/11621
Date
[1332]
Description
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].
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1333, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.587 (request for a subsidy for the marriage)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335180/

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