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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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Prior and convent of Westminster. King and council. The prior and convent request...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/323/E586
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This record is about the Prior and convent of Westminster. King and council. The prior and convent request... dating from [1307-1315] 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 8/323/E586
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1307-1315]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior and convent of Westminster.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The prior and convent request restitution of the manors of [the honour of] Bayeux to hold until the debt owed to them is paid, or allowance of the sum. They were granted the manors by the king's father until a debt of 1,000 marks, which sum the prior and convent paid to the pope for the king, was fully paid, but the present king granted it to Frescobaldi.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram magno consilio.
- Places mentioned
- Westminster
- Baiotes (Bayeux) honour, Lincolnshire.
- People mentioned
- Emerik de Fryscubaud (Frescobaldi).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1307-1315 as the petition seems to be early in Edward II's reign, Frescobaldi being active in Edward II's service at this time.
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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/C9529638/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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