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Prior of Shouldham. King. Prior of Shouldham The prior requests that the judgment...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/268/13378

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This record is about the Prior of Shouldham. King. Prior of Shouldham The prior requests that the judgment... dating from [1290] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/268/13378
Date
[1290]
Description
Petitioners
Prior of Shouldham.
Addressees
King.
Occupation
Prior of Shouldham
Nature of request
The prior requests that the judgment in the suit brought against him by the king for the church of Shouldham be rendered.1)
Nature of endorsement
It has been dealt with.2) Nothing because he has his judgment.3) He is to clarify before which justices etc.4) Before the king.
Places mentioned
Shouldham, [Norfolk].
Note
The petition dates to 1290 coming from the Easter parliament of that year, and is dated in accordance with the dating of the roll in which a summary of this petition was enrolled (PROME, roll 02, Introduction).
Related material

For the case, see m.48 in KB 27/26

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. I, Edw I and Edw II, (Record Commission, 1783), p.56a (no.127) (Latin summary of petition on parliament roll)
  • The Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, Ed. Paul Brand, Anne Curry, Chris Given-Wilson, Rosemary Horrox, W.M. Ormrod and J.R.S. Phillips, (Cambridge University Press, 2005), roll 02, appendix, no.151 (full edition and translation of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517325/

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