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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbess of Burnham. King and council. Abbess of Burnham The Abbess of Burnham states...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/261/13040
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This record is about the Abbess of Burnham. King and council. Abbess of Burnham The Abbess of Burnham states... dating from [c. 1327] 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 8/261/13040
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1327]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbess of Burnham.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Abbess of Burnham
- Nature of request
- The Abbess of Burnham states that she holds the manor of Burnham of the King in pure and perpetual alms, paying a certain sum towards the guard of Windsor castle for all services, but that although she had paid this, Ralph de Camoys, formerly Constable of Windsor Castle, distrained her in 17 Edward II until she had found three and a half armed men for the guard of the castle for six weeks; and he did the same in 20 Edward II. She requests a remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- She is to sue at the common law.
- Places mentioned
- Burnham, [Buckinghamshire]
- Windsor, [Berkshire].
- People mentioned
- Ralph de Camoys, formerly Constable of Windsor Castle
- Edward [II], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Datable to the early years of Edward III by the mention of 17 and 20 Edward II, and by the mention of Ralph de Camoys, formerly Constable of Windsor Castle, who was replaced by John del Isle on 15 February 1327 (CFR 1327-37 p.11).
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9516984/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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