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Abbot and convent of Welbeck. King. [This petition is damaged and sections are now...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/278/13871

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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Welbeck. King. [This petition is damaged and sections are now... dating from [c. 1350-c. 1380] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/278/13871
Date
[c. 1350-c. 1380]
Description
Petitioners
Abbot and convent of Welbeck.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[This petition is damaged and sections are now missing.]The Abbot and convent of Welbeck request the extension of their rights in the pastures of Crook Hill and Hassop in the High Peak, which they have held by grants of the King's progenitors.
Nature of endorsement
The council does not agree that the King should do such thing again.
Places mentioned
Welbeck, [Nottinghamshire]
Cruchill (Crook Hill), [Derbyshire]
Essopp (Hassop), [Derbyshire]
High Peak, [Derbyshire].
Note
Dated to the period c.1350-c.1380 on the basis of the handwriting.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Charter Rolls, vol. I, Hen III, 1226-1257 , (Public Record Office, 1903), p.350 (grant of this land by Henry III)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517819/

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