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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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Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury. King. Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury The...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/328/E872
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This record is about the Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury. King. Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury The... dating from [c. 1295-c. 1315] 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 8/328/E872
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1295-c. 1315]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury.
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- Abbot of St Augustine's, Canterbury
- Nature of request
- The abbot requests that it is granted that he can purchase £20 of land and rent from his own fee for the sustenance of two priests singing for ever for all Christian souls in the [?] charnel house located in the cemetery of the abbey.
- Nature of endorsement
- They should specify the land and the donors, and go into Chancery and have a writ of inquisition.
- Places mentioned
- Kent
- Canterbury, Kent.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1295-c. 1315 on the basis of the hand. The guard note suggests around 1311 based on a licence granted to the same house, but this is for the acquisition of £60 worth of land, and although it might have superseded this request, there is no evidence really to justify this.
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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 II, vol. I, 1307-1313, (Public Record Office, 1894), p.392 (licence for £60 of land)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682867/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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