Sub-prior and convent of Dover. Chancellor, treasurer and other great lords of the...

Petitioners

Sub-prior and convent of Dover.

Addressees

Chancellor, treasurer and other great lords of the council.

Nature of request

The sub-prior and convent request that as the king is seised of the avowry of their church that he grant that they may proceed to elect another prior.[The petition recites a long list of evidence presented by them, including a charter, bulls and acts of several kings, popes and archbishops of Canterbury].

Nature of endorsement

[None].

Places mentioned

Priory of St Martin, Dover, [Kent]

Priory of Holy Trinity (Christchurch), Canterbury, [Kent].

People mentioned

Henry II, King of England

Theobald [of Bec], Archbishop of Canterbury

Celestine III, Pope

Henry III, King of England

Richard [Grant], Archbishop of Canterbury

Alexander IV, Pope

Robert de Hwetacre (Wetacre), Prior of Dover.

For a related petition from the same house, see SC 8/82/4093

For a related petition from the same petitioners, see SC 8/257/12847

For a related petition see SC 8/264/13198

For the evidence made to the chancellor, treasurer and others of the council by the petitioners, see no. 129 in SC 1/36

• Calendar of Chancery Warrants, 1244-1326, (Public Record Office, 1927), p.495 (complaint of the petitioners to oppressions by the prior and convent of Christchurch Canterbury who claim rights of presentation)
• Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1318-1323, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.195 (order to the sub-prior to admit a person of the archbishop to supervise the custody of the priory with the sub-prior)
• Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. III, 1317-1321, (Public Record Office, 1903), p.531 (restitution of the advowson of the priory to the archbishop)
• Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), pp.368a-370a (record concerning the appointment of a prior in the parliament of October 1320)