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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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SC 8/311/15529
Date
[c. 1270-c. 1320]
Description
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.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682539/

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SC 8

Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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