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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot and convent of Reading. King. The abbot and convent request that the king repeal...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/275/13701
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/275/13701
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1305]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Reading.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The abbot and convent request that the king repeal the priory of May, as the Isle of May and the manor of Pittenweem which were granted them by King Malcolm, were alienated from their house without the assent and council of the king and without reason, and by the power of the bishop of St Andrews.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Reading, [Berkshire]
- Isle of May, [Fife, Scotland]
- Pittenweem, [Fife, Scotland].
- People mentioned
- Malcolm III, King of Scots
- Matilda, Queen of England and wife of Henry I, King of England
- Henry I, King of England
- Alexander III, King of Scots
- Margaret, Queen of Scots and wife of Malcolm, King of Scots
- Bishop of St Andrews.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1305 as orders were issued to restore the isle and manor to the petitioners on 24 March 1305 (CCR 1302-7, p.249).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related letter of Edward I on the same matter, see no.89 in SC 1/47
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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)
- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw I, vol. V, 1302-1307, (Public Record Office, 1908), p.249 (orders for the restoration of the isle and manor)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517648/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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