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Alice Waleraund, abbess of Romsey. Waleraund Alice [Not specified.] abbess of Romsey...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/337/15917

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Reference
SC 8/337/15917
Date
[1278-1283]
Description
Petitioners
Alice Waleraund, abbess of Romsey.
Name(s)
Waleraund, Alice
Addressees
[Not specified.]
Occupation
abbess of Romsey
Nature of request
Complaint concerning infringements of the rights of the abbess in the hundred of Whorwellsdown.
Nature of endorsement
[...] writ to the sheriff that he make the exactions from them [...].
Places mentioned
Romsey, [Hampshire]
Whorwellsdown hundred, Wiltshire
Marlborough, [Wiltshire].
People mentioned
Sheriff of Wiltshire
Henry I, King of England
Henry I, King of England.
Note
The alternative version of this petition at SC 8/137/6824 is dated on the guard to the period 1278-83, although no reference is given. However, it clearly dates to the reign of Edward I, and the handwriting would seem consistent with such a date.
Related material

For another version of this petition see SC 8/137/6824

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9529669/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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