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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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Prioress and nuns of St Helen's, London. King. The Prioress and nuns of St Helen's,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/310/15485
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This record is about the Prioress and nuns of St Helen's, London. King. The Prioress and nuns of St Helen's,... dating from [1330-1331] 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 8/310/15485
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1330-1331]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prioress and nuns of St Helen's, London.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Prioress and nuns of St Helen's, London, request licence to purchase ten marks worth of land, tenements or rents not held of the king in chief.
- Nature of endorsement
- Of the king's grace, they shall have licence to purchase 100s of land, tenements and rents not held of the king in chief.
- Places mentioned
- St Helen's, [Bishopsgate], London.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- A licence to purchase 100s of property was granted on 16 January 1331 (CPR 1330-4, p.40).
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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)
- Calendar of Patent Rolls Edw III, vol. II, 1330-1334, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.40 (resultant licence to purchase in mortmain property worth 100s)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682495/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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