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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Prior and convent of King's Langley. King. The prior and convent of King's Langley...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/250/12488
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This record is about the Prior and convent of King's Langley. King. The prior and convent of King's Langley... dating from [1390] 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 8/250/12488
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1390]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior and convent of King's Langley.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The prior and convent of King's Langley request that the King grant them the livestock, goods and chattels of the manors of Preston, Overland and Elmstone which they leased to Burley for a certain yearly rent, and which were seized into the King's hands by the escheator of Kent by Burley's forfeiture. By the council's advice the livestock, goods and chattels were delivered to the petitioners on condition that if they were adjudged to belong to the King, the petitioners would surrender them, and Hayward and Gilot, their pledges, were bound thereon in Chancery.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Langley (King's Langley), [Hertfordshire]
- Preston, Kent
- Overland, Kent
- Elmstone, Kent
- London.
- People mentioned
- Simon de Burley
- Thomas Hayward of London, vintner
- William Gilot of London, butcher.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to 1390, since this is the date of the Chancery warrant with which it was formerly enclosed (C 81/514 no.6177).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the Chancery writ in which it was formerly enclosed see no.6177 of C 81/514
For a related petition from the same petitioners see SC 8/250/12500
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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/C9440094/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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