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Prior and convent of Novel Leu (Newstead) in Sherwood. King. The prior and convent...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/321/E461

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Reference
SC 8/321/E461
Date
[1330]
Description
Petitioners
Prior and convent of Novel Leu (Newstead) in Sherwood.
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
The prior and convent request that they are released from 6 marks of rent that they pay for a piece of waste which is of the fee of Peverel in the hay of Lyndeby as they are greatly impoverished.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Novel Leu (Newstead), [Nottinghamshire]
Sherwood
Peverel honour
Lyndeby (Linby), [Nottinghamshire].
Note
The petition dates to 1330 as the rent was remitted on 16 September 1330 (CPR 1330-4, p.3).
Related material

For a related document, see SC 8/280/13985

For another petition of the same petitioners concerning Linby, see SC 8/131/6530

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.3 (remission of the £4 rent)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529513/

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