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Abbot and convent of Hailes. King. The abbot and convent request that the king grant...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/267/13344

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SC 8/267/13344
Date
[c. 1299]
Description
Petitioners
Abbot and convent of Hailes.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The abbot and convent request that the king grant and confirm to them the manor of Longborough with the liberties which they have of the gift of the earl of Cornwall in exchange for the manor of Whitchurch.
Nature of endorsement
Coram rege.
Places mentioned
Hailes, [Gloucestershire]
Longborough, [Gloucestershire]
Whitchurch, [Oxfordshire]
Wallingford, [Berkshire].
People mentioned
Edmund [of Almain], Earl of Cornwall.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1299 on the basis of a patent roll entry that shows that the manor was granted to Queen Margaret on 10 September 1299, so that the exchange between the earl and petitioners must have occurred prior to this (CPR 1292-1301, p.453).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. III, 1292-1301, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.453 (grant to Queen Margaret of the manor of Whitchurch)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517291/

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