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Prior and convent of Bromholm. King. The prior and convent of Bromholm, who are of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/276/13761

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Reference
SC 8/276/13761
Date
[1305]
Description
Petitioners
Prior and convent of Bromholm.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The prior and convent of Bromholm, who are of the King's patronage and subject to no religious house except insofar as they are of the profession, rule and order of the abbot of Cluny, request a writ ordering the priors of Lewes and Castle Acre to cease from their distraint of the petitioners, made at the abbot of Cluny's order on pain of excommunication of their monks, to pay 30s. to an alien named Heymes to support a plea which he is suing at the Roman curia and elsewhere to enter the priory of Thetford which he claims of the abbot's gift, since they have never before aided other houses in tallages, contributions for the support of pleas or anything else.
Nature of endorsement
Because the priory is of the King's patronage a writ of Chancery should be sent to the priors of Lewes and Castle Acre prohibiting them from claiming anything etc. without consulting the King.
Places mentioned
Bromholm, [Norfolk]
Lewes, [Sussex]
Castle Acre, [Norfolk]
Thetford, [Norfolk].
People mentioned
Abbot of Cluny
William de Carletone (Carlton)
Prior of Lewes
Prior of Castle Acre
Heymes.
Note
Dated to 1305 since it is included with the petitions for this year (PROME, roll 12, appendix, no.130).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Memoranda de Parliamento, or Records of the Parliament holden at Westminster, 25 Edw I, Ed. F.W. Maitland, (Rolls Series, vol. XCVIII, 1893), p.77 (no.126) (edition of petition)
  • 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 12, appendix, no.130 (full edition and translation of petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517708/

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