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Abbess and convent of Caen. King and council. The Abbess and convent of Caen state...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/285/14249

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Reference
SC 8/285/14249
Date
[? 1327]
Description
Petitioners
Abbess and convent of Caen.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The Abbess and convent of Caen state that the king takes all the profits of their lands and chattels in England, and asks him to have pity on them, as they cannot live without this money, and to grant and command that their lands and chattels in England be returned to them, together with the profits.
Nature of endorsement
All the lands and tenements of aliens are delivered out of the king's hand, saving the revenue (apportum) due to the king.
Places mentioned
Caen, [Normandy, France].
Note
CCR 1327-30 p.18 is dated 4 February 1327, and would seem to agree with the endorsement of this petition. The Abbess of Caen is one of the alien religious mentioned in the list.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. I, 1327-1330, (Public Record Office, 1896), p.18 (grant that such lands and chattels, in the king's hand because of the war in Aquitaine, be returned to various alien houses, saving to the king the revenue due to him)
  • Calendar of Memoranda Rolls (Exchequer), Michaelmas 1326-Michaelmas 1327, (Public Record Office, 1968), no.309 (grant of livery to the Abbess of Caen or her proctor of all lands taken into the king's hands due to the war between Edward II and the King of France)
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