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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot and convent of Westminster. King. The abbot and convent request that the king...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/245/12213
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Westminster. King. The abbot and convent request that the king... dating from [1344] 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 8/245/12213
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1344]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Westminster.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The abbot and convent request that the king defend and maintain their church, and that they not be disinherited of the gifts of the king's progenitors in prejudice of the king's crown as Page has brought a plea by a false inquisition for the manor of Hendon. They also request that the chancellor be commanded not to make any writ for the plea to proceed without it being ordained by parliament or the council.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Hendon, Middlesex.
- People mentioned
- Thomas Page.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1344 as Thomas Page successfully requested that the justices should proceed in his suit against the abbot of Westminster (CCR 1343-6, p.486).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a possibly related petition, see SC 8/245/12226
For the secret seal letter formerly enclosed with this petition, see SC 8/245/12214
For the counter petition by Page, see SC 8/65/3228
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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. VII, 1343-1346, (Public Record Office, 1904), p.486 (order to the justices to proceed in Page's suit)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439818/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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