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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Archbishop of Canterbury. King. Archbishop of Canterbury [Petition in 2 parts:]1)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/245/12204
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/245/12204
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1326]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Archbishop of Canterbury
- Nature of request
- [Petition in 2 parts:]1) The archbishop requests that the king order the constable of Leeds Castle that the archbishop is able to lodge there when necessary on his coming and going.2) The archbishop requests that it be granted that he can enfeoff the prior and chapter of Canterbury with a small piece of land called Caldecotes in Canterbury.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face:]1) The king wishes will consider when he comes closer.2) It seems well that the king enquire of to whose damage it is, and when he has been certified he will say his will.
- Places mentioned
- Leeds Castle, [Kent]
- Canterbury, [Kent].
- People mentioned
- Constable of Leeds Castle
- Prior and chapter of [Christchurch], Canterbury.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1326 as the privy seal warrant made in response to the petition dates to 27 January 1326 (CCW 1244-1326, p.573).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the Chancery Warrant in which this petition was formerly enclosed, see no. 7802 in C 81/131
For the inquisition ad quod damnum to the second part of this petition, see C 143/189/6
For another petition formerly enclosed with this, see SC 8/245/12205
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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 Chancery Warrants, 1244-1326, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.573 (order to take advice with Geoffrey Lescrope and certify the king - the king having written his advice after each request and wishes the chancellor to advise him better)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439809/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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