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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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English monks of the Cluniac order. King and council. The English monks of the Cluniac...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/311/15529
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This record is about the English monks of the Cluniac order. King and council. The English monks of the Cluniac... dating from [c. 1270-c. 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 8/311/15529
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1270-c. 1320]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- English monks of the Cluniac order.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The English monks of the Cluniac order request remedy in three matters.1) Priors will not render account for goods received.2) They will not admit English clerks to the order but only ignorant local boys.3) They state that an English monk will never be prior.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- Before the King.2) The King does not intend that it be so. And when it is confirmed to him the petition should be granted to them.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition probably dates to before 1320 since the endorsement is in Latin.
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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/C9682539/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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