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Abbot and convent of Ramsey. King. The abbot and convent of Ramsey request that whereas...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/278/13868
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Ramsey. King. The abbot and convent of Ramsey request that whereas... dating from [1331] 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 8/278/13868
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1331]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Ramsey.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The abbot and convent of Ramsey request that whereas by St Edward's charter, confirmed by Henry III, no reigning King after him or their ministers could demand food, tax, pension, works or tributes from them and their church, but recently Pyrie purchased letters to have maintenance in their house, for which they were impleaded before the justices of the King's bench, that these justices be ordered by writ that in judging the plea they keep and hold the tenor of St Edward's charter.
- Nature of endorsement
- The charter should be examined in Chancery and a writ on the charter should be sent to the justices that the petitioners should not be impeached contrary to the tenure of their charter, and the words of the charter should be included and expressed in the writ.
- Places mentioned
- Ramsey, [Huntingdonshire].
- People mentioned
- Edward [the Confessor], King of England
- Henry [III], King of England
- John de Pyrie.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Dated on the guard to 1331, with reference to CCR 1330-3, p. 270, an order to the justices to inspect the charters of Ramsey abbey and not molest the abbot contrary to the tenor thereof, in accordance with this petition.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For excerpts of the charter and confirmation mentioned in this petition see SC 8/278/13869
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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 III, vol. II, 1330-1333, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.270 (order to inspect charters of Ramsey abbey and not molest the abbot contrary to the tenor thereof, in accordance with this petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517816/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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