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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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Abbot and convent of Westminster. King. The abbot and convent request that the king...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/321/E489
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Westminster. King. The abbot and convent request that the king... dating from [c. 1300-c. 1335] 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 8/321/E489
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1300-c. 1335]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Westminster.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The abbot and convent request that the king will order that they can be served in his Exchequer each year by the sheriffs of London of the rents that they have in the city of London that are assigned for their clothing which are detained by the citizens and tenants from whom the rents ought to be levied, or assign to them rents or lands elsewhere.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is speculatively dated to c. 1300-c. 1335 based on the hand.
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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/C9529541/
Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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