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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot and monks of Newminster. King. The abbot and monks request some relief by way...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/267/13312
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This record is about the Abbot and monks of Newminster. King. The abbot and monks request some relief by way... dating from [1333-1336] 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 8/267/13312
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1333-1336]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and monks of Newminster.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The abbot and monks request some relief by way of alms so that they can live and maintain divine service in their house. Their lands have been ravaged by the Scots, and although they were maintained by the late king, since the siege of Berwick they have been further despoiled.
- Nature of endorsement
- For each monk [...].
- Places mentioned
- Newminster, [Northumberland]
- Colmeshynche [unidentified], Scotland
- Berwick-upon-Tweed, [Northumberland].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1333-1336 in accordance with the suggested dating of Constance Fraser, as the petition refers to the siege of Berwick and Scottish raids in the aftermath of the English recapture of the town (Northumberland Petitions, pp.201-2 (no.180)). 'Colmesynche' may be the island monastery of Inchcolm.
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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)
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- Ancient Petitions Relating to Northumberland, Ed. C.M. Fraser, (Surtees Society, vol. CLXXI, 1961), pp.201-2 (no.180) (calendar of petition)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. III, 1333-1337, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.70 (grant of wheat from the king's victuals at Newcastle)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw III, vol. III, 1334-1338, (Public Record Office, 1895), pp.7, 36, 176, 340 (various grants in aid of the petitioners)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517259/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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