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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Prioress and convent of Minster in the Isle of Sheppey; Bartholomew Seint Legier...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/301/15019
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This record is about the Prioress and convent of Minster in the Isle of Sheppey; Bartholomew Seint Legier... dating from [1404] 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 8/301/15019
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1404]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prioress and convent of Minster in the Isle of Sheppey; Bartholomew Seint Legier (St Leger); William Cheyne (Cheyney).
- Name(s)
- Seint Legier (St Leger); Cheyne (Cheyney), Bartholomew; William
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Nature of request
- The prioress and convent, Seint Legier and Cheyne request that a commission be granted to Paytevyn, Gate and Norton with power to take labourers to work on the recovery of their land that has been inundated by the sea.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Minster, [Kent]
- Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
- People mentioned
- Stephen Paytevyn
- John Gate
- John Norton.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1404 as a commission was ordered in accordance with the request on 28 November 1404 (CPR 1401-5, p.502).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For an almost identical petition requesting a commission to the petitioners for the same purpose, see SC 8/301/15028
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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)
- Chancery Files 498.
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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 Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. II, 1401-1405, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.502 (commission in accordance with the request)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9518223/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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