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Abbot of Citeaux, parson of St Mary, Scarborough. King and council. Abbot of Citeaux,...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/260/12965

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This record is about the Abbot of Citeaux, parson of St Mary, Scarborough. King and council. Abbot of Citeaux,... dating from [c. 1331] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/260/12965
Date
[c. 1331]
Description
Petitioners
Abbot of Citeaux, parson of St Mary, Scarborough.
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Abbot of Citeaux, parson of St Mary, Scarborough
Nature of request
The Abbot of Citeaux states that in his parliament held at Westminster in the fifth year of his reign, the King sent a writ to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer to search the accounts of the keepers of Scarborough in the fifth and sixth years of the King's father's reign, and if they found from this that the King had received offerings from the Abbot's chapel in Scarborough castle, belonging to his church, then they were to give the Abbot payment or assignment for this; but they have done nothing, and refuse to do anything unless the Abbot brings a writ saying that this is to be done notwithstanding the later ordinances. He therefore requests such a writ.
Nature of endorsement
They are to have a writ of sicut alias to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer, and if there is a reasonable cause why they should not do this, they are to provide information on the cause in Chancery.
Places mentioned
Citeaux, [Burgundy, France]
Scarborough, [North Riding of] Yorkshire
Westminster.
People mentioned
Edward [II], King of England.
Note
Datable to c. 1331 with reference to the parliament of 5 Edward III (held at Westminster from 30 September-9 October 1331).CCR 1330-3 p.356 is dated 8 October 1331, and is clearly in response to this earlier petition. This petition must date from shortly afterwards.
Related material

For a petition that is probably the earlier petition mentioned here, see SC 8/38/1896

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1333, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.356 (writ to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer to search the records of the Exchequer and to make satisfaction to the Abbot for any offerings that came to the late King's use)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9516909/

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