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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Richard de Beauseville (Beausevall), Prior of Ogbourne. de Beauseville (Beausevall)...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/305/15246
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This record is about the Richard de Beauseville (Beausevall), Prior of Ogbourne. de Beauseville (Beausevall)... dating from [c. 1340] 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 8/305/15246
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1340]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Richard de Beauseville (Beausevall), Prior of Ogbourne.
- Name(s)
- de Beauseville (Beausevall), Richard
- Addressees
- Chancellor.
- Places mentioned
- Ogbourne, [Wiltshire].
- Nature of request
- The Prior of Ogbourne requests that whereas he is unable to render to the King the true value of lands (£520) which he has of the King's lease and to find men at arms to keep the sea as he is charged, that he be discharged from the keeping of the sea since he pays more for the custody than was paid in times past for the same.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to c. 1340, with reference to CCR 1339-41, p. 246, a 1339 order to supersede an exaction made upon the petitioner to find men at arms for keeping the sea, and to CFR 1337-47, p. 176, the 1340 restitution of the priory of Ogbourne to its prior for £520 yearly.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a letter from the petitioner, see SC 8/346/E1394
For another petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/11/537
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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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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
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- Calendar of Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. V, 1339-1341, (Public Record Office, 1901), p.246 (order to supersede exaction made upon petitioner to find men at arms for keeping of the sea)
- Calendar of Fine Rolls, vol. V, Edw III, 1337-1347, (Public Record Office, 1915), p.254 (1340 restitution of priory of Ogbourne for £520 yearly)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682458/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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