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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Abbot of Thorney. King and council. Abbot of Thorney The Abbot of Thorney, whose...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/280/13958
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This record is about the Abbot of Thorney. King and council. Abbot of Thorney The Abbot of Thorney, whose... dating from [1327-1377] 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 8/280/13958
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1327-1377]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of Thorney.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Abbot of Thorney
- Nature of request
- The Abbot of Thorney, whose abbey was enfeoffed by the King's progenitors, requests remedy because Edward I's approvers, assigned to arrent lands in the forest of Waebridge, arrented 30 acres of meadow in [Stanground] at 11s 6d yearly, when the land belongs to the abbey and is outside the forest, and that the arrentment be abolished.
- Nature of endorsement
- Suitable men should be assigned to enquire into the points mentioned, in the presence of the justice, his lieutenant or the steward of the forest, and also into the time, the number of acres, the value and all other necessary things. The inquisition should be returned in Chancery and justice done.
- Places mentioned
- Thorney, [Cambridgeshire]
- Weybridge forest, Huntingdonshire
- [Stanground], Huntingdonshire.
- People mentioned
- Edward [I], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to the reign of Edward III since it refers to the reign of Edward, the King's grandfather.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Royal letters 4610.
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9517906/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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