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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot of Westminster. King. Abbot of Westminster The abbot requests that the justices...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/247/12347
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/247/12347
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1343-1345]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Westminster.
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Westminster
- Nature of request
- The abbot requests that the justices of the Bench be commanded to proceed to final judgment in a dispute between the treasurer and the abbot concerning the visitation rights to the hospital of St James, the process having been long delayed to the destruction of the hospital.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Let execution be done concerning this petition as reason demands.2) To Robert de Sadyngton, the chancellor.
- Places mentioned
- Hospital of St James next to Charing, Westminster, [Middlesex].
- People mentioned
- William Scot
- Robert de Sadyngton (Sadington), chancellor.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1343-1345 on the basis of the endorsement recording that the petition should be sent to Chancellor Sadington who held that office between these years.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition by the same petitioner on the same matter, see SC 8/245/12222
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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/C9439953/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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