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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 convent of Nun Cotham. King. The prioress and convent request confirmation...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/318/E341
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This record is about the Prioress and convent of Nun Cotham. King. The prioress and convent request confirmation... dating from [1318-1319] 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 8/318/E341
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1318-1319]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prioress and convent of Nun Cotham.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The prioress and convent request confirmation of their charters though they cannot give money to the king for this because of the bad years that have been and because of the contributions that they have made with the clergy and elsewhere by which they are greatly indebted.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Nun Cotham, [Lincolnshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1318-1319 because this petition appears to be part of an original file of that date (see the dating of SC 8/318/E340).
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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)
- 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/C9529393/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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