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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 St-Valery-sur-Somme. King. The Abbot and convent of St-Valery-sur-Somme...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/285/14220
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of St-Valery-sur-Somme. King. The Abbot and convent of St-Valery-sur-Somme... dating from [c. 1275-c. 1290] 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 8/285/14220
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1275-c. 1290]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of St-Valery-sur-Somme.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Abbot and convent of St-Valery-sur-Somme state that they have bought certain houses [the duplicate, SC 8/152/7575, speaks of one house only] in Abbeville for their need, and ask that these might be amortized to them.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege.He is to have an inquisition on a writ as to whether it is to the harm [ad quod dampnum].
- Places mentioned
- St-Valery-sur-Somme, [Ponthieu, France]
- Abbeville, [Ponthieu, France].
- People mentioned
- Stephen (Etienne) Gorre, canon of Abbeville.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition has been dated to 1275-1290 based on the hand. As a fragment of another near identical petition addressed to the queen survives, it seems likely that this petition dates to before the death of Eleanor of Castile.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For an apparent alternative version (fragmentary) addressed to the Queen see no.131 in SC 1/31
For a near-duplicate of this petition with a different endorsement, see SC 8/152/7575
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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/C9682332/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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