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Austin friars. King. The Austin friars request a house at Portsmouth since disturbances...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/309/15418

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This record is about the Austin friars. King. The Austin friars request a house at Portsmouth since disturbances... dating from [? 1272-? 1307] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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SC 8/309/15418
Date
[? 1272-? 1307]
Description
Petitioners
Austin friars.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The Austin friars request a house at Portsmouth since disturbances by the Earl of Cornwall and his bailiffs have made living in Chichester impossible.
Nature of endorsement
The King should not grant them a chapel or lands which belong to the crown.
Places mentioned
Chichester, [Sussex]
Portsmouth, [Hampshire].
People mentioned
Earl of Cornwall
Henry [III], King of England.
Note
The petition probably dates to the reign of Edward I since the only named soul to be prayed for is that of Henry III.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529015/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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