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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
Prior and convent of Priestholme. King. [This petition is damaged.]The Prior and...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/240/11994
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This record is about the Prior and convent of Priestholme. King. [This petition is damaged.]The Prior and... dating from [? 1320] 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 8/240/11994
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1320]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior and convent of Priestholme.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [This petition is damaged.]The Prior and convent of Priestholme state that the Sheriffs of Anglesey, both in the time of the present King and in that of his father, compel their tenants to come to their tourns in the county, contrary to their charters. They ask the King to order the sheriffs to desist, and to allow them to enjoy their liberties in peace.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Insula Glannank, (Priestholme), Anglesey, [Wales]
- North Wales.
- People mentioned
- Edward [I], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Apparently enclosed with CCW 1244-1326 p.585, which is dated at Rochester, 2 March, possibly 1320.
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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)
- Latin
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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)
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- Calendar of Ancient Petitions Relating to Wales, Board of Celtic Studies, History and Law, (University of Wales, 1975), pp.403-4 (summary translation of petition, with notes)
- Calendar of Chancery Warrants, 1244-1326, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.585 (mandate to ordain a remedy for the petitioners)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9335558/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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