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Abbot and monks of the new abbey of Our Lady of Graces by the Tower of London (St...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/325/E711A

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Reference
SC 8/325/E711A
Date
[1400]
Description
Petitioners
Abbot and monks of the new abbey of Our Lady of Graces by the Tower of London (St Mary Graces, Eastminster).
Addressees
King and council in the present parliament.
Nature of request
The abbot and monks request that the grant of several manors that Edward III bought the reversions of from Audley, and had intended in his will to be conveyed to the abbot and monks, but which Richard II gave to John Holland be annulled, and that the manors, lands and tenements with the advowsons of churches with other appurtenances be delivered to them and be amortised to them in pure and perpetual alms.
Nature of endorsement
[On face:]For the abbot of Graces next to the Tower of London.[On dorse, none].
Places mentioned
Blagdon, Somerset
Bovy Tracy, Devon
Haldesworth (Holdsworthy), Devon
Langacre, Devon
Ludeford (East Lydford), Somerset
Whitestaunton, Somerset
Northlew, Devon
Tackbeare, Cornwall
Cornwall.
People mentioned
Edward III, King of England
James Daudele (Audley), knight
John [of Gaunt], Duke of Lancaster and father of the king
John Holand (Holland), Duke of Exeter.
Note
The petition dates to 1400 as Richard II's letters were revoked, and the manors granted the petitioners on 13 March 1400 (CPR 1399-1401, pp. 274-5; See also Given-Wilson, 'Richard II and his Grandfather's Will', English Historical Review XCIII 1978), p.331).
Related material

For another petition from the same petitioners, see SC 8/20/989

For a duplicate of this petition, see SC 8/324/E658

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls, Hen IV, vol. I, 1399-1401, (Public Record Office, 1903), pp.274-5, 397, 457 (resulting grant, exemplification and inspeximus and confirmation)
  • Richard II and his Grandfather's Will, C. Given-Wilson, (English Historical Review, XCIII, pp. 32, 1978), pp. 320-337 (discussion of context of this petition with editions of related petitions)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682705/

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