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Abbot and convent of Westminster. King. The abbot and convent request that the king...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/242/12090

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Reference
SC 8/242/12090
Date
[1330]
Description
Petitioners
Abbot and convent of Westminster.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The abbot and convent request that the king write to the Pope to confirm the charter granted to them by Pope Honorius exempting them from subjection to the court of Rome as the king's special chapel, and also to write to Cardinal Matthew to advance the matter.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Westminster
Rome, [Italy].
People mentioned
Matthew (Matteo) [Orsini] cardinal-priest of S. Giovanni e Paolo
Honorius IV, Pope.
Note
The petition dates to 1330 as the privy seal warrant with which it was formerly enclosed dates to 15 February 1330 [4 Edw. III] (C 81/168/3275).
Related material

For the privy seal warrant with which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no. 3275 in C 81/168

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/C9439693/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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