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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Prior of Marmande. King. Prior of Marmande The prior of Marmande, of the Benedictine...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/282/14083
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This record is about the Prior of Marmande. King. Prior of Marmande The prior of Marmande, of the Benedictine... dating from [1320] 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 8/282/14083
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1320]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior of Marmande.
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Prior of Marmande
- Nature of request
- The prior of Marmande, of the Benedictine order and the diocese of Agen, petitioning on behalf of his monastery and priory, states that the monastery is exempted from the payment of tolls (pedagia) on wine, corn and all other goods carried by land or water, provided that they are not carried for purposes of trade, they are daily harassed on this matter by the king's officers. The matter was entrusted to certain officers of the Duchy to be determined, but they have not acted, although often asked to do so by the prior and his people. He asks that he might be provided with a suitable remedy.
- Nature of endorsement
- The Seneschal of Gascony is to be ordered that, when he has seen the prior's privileges, he is to do justice.
- Places mentioned
- Marmande, [Guyenne, France]
- Agen diocese, [Guyenne, France]
- Clairac, [Guyenne, France]
- Gornomium (Saint-Pierre-de-Granon), [Guyenne, France].
- People mentioned
- Richard, Count of Poitou, Duke of Aquitaine [alias Richard I, King of England]
- Henry [II], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The instructions to the Seneschal to do justice on m.7d of C 61/33 are dated 2 August 14 Edward II (1320), and are clearly in response to this petition.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For instructions to the Seneschal to do justice in this matter, see m.7d of C 61/33
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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)
- Latin
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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/C9682194/
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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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