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? No Petitioner named Letter, written at the priory of St Denys by Southampton on...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/245/12214

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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named Letter, written at the priory of St Denys by Southampton on... dating from [c. 1344] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/245/12214
Date
[c. 1344]
Description
Petitioners
? No Petitioner named
Nature of request
Letter, written at the priory of St Denys by Southampton on 15 July, commanding that the rights of the abbot and convent be defended and maintained, and that no writs are to pass in disinheritance of this.
Nature of endorsement
[On face:]On the part of the king.[On dorse, none].
Places mentioned
Southampton, [Hampshire].
People mentioned
Edward III, King of England
Abbot and convent of Westminster.
Note
The letter dates to c. 1344 with the petition with which it was formerly enclosed (SC 8/245/12213).
Related material

For the petition to which this letter was formerly attached, see SC 8/245/12213

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/C9439819/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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