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Prior of Horsham St Faith, cell of Conches in Provence. King and council. Prior of...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/323/E591

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This record is about the Prior of Horsham St Faith, cell of Conches in Provence. King and council. Prior of... dating from [1300] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/323/E591
Date
[1300]
Description
Petitioners
Prior of Horsham St Faith, cell of Conches in Provence.
Addressees
King and council.
Occupation
Prior of Horsham St Faith
Nature of request
The prior states that the king demands £65 6s 10d of the arrears of £400 for four years, and for the money took his corn and beasts and sold them before Christmas, and requests that he is able to pay the money, coin for coin, in the same way as he sold his goods.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Horsham St Faith, [Norfolk]
Conches, [Provence, France].
Note
This petition is datable by reference to the decree made at Christmas 1299 that henceforth the coins known as pollards and crockards would be received at half their face value only (Prestwich, Edward I, p.531).
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/C9529643/

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