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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot and convent of Abingdon. King. The Abbot and convent of Abingdon state that...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/256/12757
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Abingdon. King. The Abbot and convent of Abingdon state that... dating from [1396] 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 8/256/12757
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1396]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Abingdon.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Abbot and convent of Abingdon state that the foresters of Windsor are claiming in their manor of Whistley and Hurst a benefit called 'metehorn', which is the right to be supplied with two meals a week for themselves and their servants, contrary to the tenor of their charter for this manor. They ask that their estate in the manor might be confirmed, quit of this claim; and they ask that this might be done without paying fine or fee in Chancery.
- Nature of endorsement
- [On face] This petition has been granted by the King.[None on dorse]
- Places mentioned
- Abingdon, [Berkshire]
- Whistley, [Berkshire]
- Hurst, [Berkshire]
- Windsor forest, [Berkshire].
- People mentioned
- Edgar, King of England
- Wulfstan.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- CPR 1391-6 p.669 is dated 18 January 1396, and is clearly in response to this petition.
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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)
- Latin
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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. V, 1391-1396, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.669 (confirmation of the petitioners' estate in the manor of Whistley and Hurst, free and discharged of 'metehorn')
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Record URL
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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