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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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John de Tanton (Taunton), abbot of Glastonbury. de Tanton (Taunton) John King. abbot...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/308/15362
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This record is about the John de Tanton (Taunton), abbot of Glastonbury. de Tanton (Taunton) John King. abbot... dating from [c. 1274-c. 1275] 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 8/308/15362
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1274-c. 1275]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- John de Tanton (Taunton), abbot of Glastonbury.
- Name(s)
- de Tanton (Taunton), John
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- abbot of Glastonbury
- Nature of request
- Taunton, abbot of Glastonbury, requests the temporalities of his office.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Glastonbury, [Somerset].
- People mentioned
- [Robert Kilwardby], archbishop of Canterbury.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates c. 1274-5 when the King assented to the election of John de Taunton as abbot (CPR 1272-81, p. 55) and ordered his temporalities restored to him (CPR 1272-81, p. 88).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For another petition possibly from the same petitioner, see SC 8/343/16162
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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)
- Latin
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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)
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- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw I, vol. I, 1272-1279, (Public Record Office, 1900), p.118 (1274 prohibition to Glastonbury from seeking licence to elect abbot from anyone but King)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. I, 1272-1281, (Public Record Office, 1901), p.55 (1274 signification of royal assent to election of John de Taunton as abbot of Glastonbury) & p.88 (1275 writ de intendendo in favour of Taunton, elected abbot and mandate to restore temporalities to him)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9528959/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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