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Prior and convent of the hospital of Our Lady (St Mary) without Bishopsgate. King...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/318/E328

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This record is about the Prior and convent of the hospital of Our Lady (St Mary) without Bishopsgate. King... dating from [c. 1308] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/318/E328
Date
[c. 1308]
Description
Petitioners
Prior and convent of the hospital of Our Lady (St Mary) without Bishopsgate.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
[Petition in two parts:]1) The prior and convent request payment for hay and oats taken to the use of the king and queen for which they still have not been paid.2) They request payment for oxen, wheat, oats and hay taken by Blyth and others in the time of the king's father.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Bishopsgate, London.
People mentioned
Adam de Blithe (Blyth)
Richard de Watford
Philip le Pestur.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1308 as it makes mention of hay taken to the king and queen's use so dating it to after Edward II's marriage to Isabella of France.
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/C9529380/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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