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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot of Tavistock. King and council. Abbot of Tavistock The Abbot of Tavistock states...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/240/11954
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/240/11954
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1330]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Tavistock.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Tavistock
- Nature of request
- The Abbot of Tavistock states that he was appointed Abbot by the Pope, because of the dissension between two candidates chosen by the house, who had appealed to the court of Rome, and that he has bulls from the Pope similar to those used in similar cases; but that the clerks of Chancery objected to certain words in these bulls, which they said were prejudicial to the King, and made him renounce them before a notary and told him to put himself on the King's grace for 500 marks - telling him that other Bishops and Abbots in like case had done this, but promising him that he would not have to pay anything. But this sum is now demanded from him by a summons of the Exchequer, together with 50 marks for Queen Philippa's gold - which last sum alone would be the ruin of his house. He asks to be discharged of this sum, of the King's grace, as he and his ancestors have never received any money from anyone in such a case.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Tavistock, [Devon].
- People mentioned
- [John XXII], Pope
- [John Hotham], Bishop of Ely, Chancellor of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CCR 1330-3 p.14 is dated 18 March 1330, and is clearly in response to this petition.
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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.14 (order to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer to cease to demand this sum)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335518/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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