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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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Abbot of Byland. [King] Abbot of Byland The Abbot of Byland requests the King's letters...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/256/12785
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This record is about the Abbot of Byland. [King] Abbot of Byland The Abbot of Byland requests the King's letters... dating from [1319] 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 8/256/12785
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1319]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Byland.
- Addressees
- [King]
- Occupation
- Abbot of Byland
- Nature of request
- The Abbot of Byland requests the King's letters of Chancery to the Abbot of Citeaux to be gracious and favourable to him in the business he has to conduct with him.He requests similar letters to the Abbot of Savigny.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Byland, [North Riding of Yorkshire]
- Citeaux, [Champagne, France]
- Savigny, [Normandy, France].
- People mentioned
- Abbot of Citeaux
- Abbot of Savigny.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Formerly enclosed with CCW 1244-1326 p.498, which is dated 30 July 1319.
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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 Chancery Warrants, 1244-1326, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.498 (mandate to make letters for the petitioner)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440392/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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