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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot of St Albans. [King] Abbot of St Albans The Abbot of St Albans requests the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/256/12789
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This record is about the Abbot of St Albans. [King] Abbot of St Albans The Abbot of St Albans requests the... dating from [1330-1331] 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 8/256/12789
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1330-1331]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of St Albans.
- Addressees
- [King]
- Occupation
- Abbot of St Albans
- Nature of request
- The Abbot of St Albans requests the King's letters patent allowing him and his successors to inform the King's court of all excommunicated persons within his exempt jurisdiction, so that a writ can be issued for their arrest, without the interference of any bishop or other person, as this has been the case in the past, and has recently been denied to him.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- St Albans, [Hertfordshire].
- People mentioned
- [Edward II], King of England.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a mandate to the Chancellor to give the petitioner letters patent in due form, see no.4291 of C 81/178
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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 Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.46 (grant that the Chancellor should cause writs to be issued for the arrest of excommunicated persons, on the signification of the Abbot)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9440396/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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