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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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Prioress and nuns of Rowney. Chancellor. The prioress and nuns request that they...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/302/15063
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This record is about the Prioress and nuns of Rowney. Chancellor. The prioress and nuns request that they... dating from [? 1428-? 1433] 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 8/302/15063
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? 1428-? 1433]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prioress and nuns of Rowney.
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Nature of request
- The prioress and nuns request that they be granted a patent for one of their proctors to go into the country and collect alms from the good people for their sustenance and for the repair of their poor house.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Rowney, [Hertfordshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1428-1433 as other petitions originally from Chancery Files 594 appear date to these years based on the dating assigned them on the guard.
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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 594.
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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/C9518267/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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