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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Thomas de Merston, Prior of Kenilworth. de Merston Thomas King. Prior of Kenilworth...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/251/12547
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This record is about the Thomas de Merston, Prior of Kenilworth. de Merston Thomas King. Prior of Kenilworth... dating from [1389] 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 8/251/12547
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1389]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Thomas de Merston, Prior of Kenilworth.
- Name(s)
- de Merston, Thomas
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Prior of Kenilworth
- Nature of request
- The Prior of Kenilworth requests letters of pardon for John de Coventry, stating that Coventry, one of the canons of his house, lately put aside his habit and, taking with him certain goods and chattels of the house and £10 taken from the chamber of Dextre, a guest at the house, left the priory. He has since been found at Oxford, arrested and returned to the priory to be punished according to their rules.
- Nature of endorsement
- [on face] This bill was granted by the king.
- Places mentioned
- Kenilworth, [Warwickshire]
- Oxford, [Oxfordshire].
- People mentioned
- John de Coventry, canon of Kenilworth
- William Dextre.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The requested pardon was granted on 1 May 1389.
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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 Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. IV, 1388-1392, (Public Record Office, 1902), p.34 (requested pardon)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440153/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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