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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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Prior and convent of Christchurch, Canterbury. King. The prior and convent request...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/243/12145
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/243/12145
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1347]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior and convent of Christchurch, Canterbury.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The prior and convent request that they be pardoned for the purchase of certain lands held of the king in Canterbury from Haut, Ru and Skynner, and their own fee in Meopham from Haket without licence. They also request that they be granted letters to the chancellor to make the pardon and confirm their possession. They request a licence to purchase a further £30 of land.
- Nature of endorsement
- Although the lands are escheated because they were purchased against the form of the statute, the king grants to the prior and convent of his gift to hold from the king and other chief lords.
- Places mentioned
- Canterbury, [Kent]
- Meopham, [Kent].
- People mentioned
- Richard de Haut
- Maud le Ru
- David le Skynner (Skinner)
- John Haket.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1347 as the privy seal warrant with which it was formerly enclosed dates to 22 May 1347 [21 Edw. III] (C 81/319/18334).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the privy seal warrant with which this petition was apparently enclosed, see no. 18334 in C 81/319
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439749/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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