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Abbess and convent of Burnham. King. The abbess and convent request that a writ is...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/245/12229
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This record is about the Abbess and convent of Burnham. King. The abbess and convent request that a writ is... dating from [1341] 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 8/245/12229
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1341]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbess and convent of Burnham.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The abbess and convent request that a writ is directed to Buckland to deliver the manor of Silverstone to them so that they can continue to maintain the chantries established in their abbey, the church of Stoke and the chapel of Ditton. The manor was granted to them by Molyns by licence of the king, but was ordered to be seized as part of Molyns's lands.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Burnham, [Buckinghamshire]
- Silverstone, [Northamptonshire]
- Kibblestone, [Staffordshire]
- Stoke Poges, [Buckinghamshire]
- Ditton, [Buckinghamshire].
- People mentioned
- John de Molyns
- William Trussel of Kibblestone
- James de Kyngeston (Kingston)
- Nicholas de Bokelond (Buckland), now keeper of the manor of Silverstone.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1341 as the keepers of Molyns's lands were ordered to deliver them to the petitioners on 12 June 1341 (CCR 1341-3, p.158).
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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. 1 in C 81/1337
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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)
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- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. VI, 1341-1343, (Public Record Office, 1902), pp.158, 248-9 (order to the keepers of Molyns's lands to restore the manor to the petitioners, and certification on the matter)
- Calendar of Inquisitions Miscellaneous, vol. II, Edw II - 22 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1916), no.1756 (inquisition into the matter)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9439835/
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