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Prior of St Swithun, Winchester. King and council. Prior of St Swithun, Winchester...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/329/E947
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This record is about the Prior of St Swithun, Winchester. King and council. Prior of St Swithun, Winchester... dating from [c. 1297] 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 8/329/E947
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1297]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior of St Swithun, Winchester.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Prior of St Swithun, Winchester
- Nature of request
- The prior requests remedy as the king granted by his charter to the prior and convent that they have their lands and possessions within the bounds of the Forest freely and that they are able to take venison and that no minister of the king will enter their lands against the will of the prior, and according to this a writ was ordered to the king's ministers where their lands are, but notwithstanding this the constable of Marlborough will not suffer the prior to chase or take anything in the moiety of his manor of Overton nor to cut his woods growing there, nor to take his profit because of the king's warren of the castle of Marlborough in prejudice of the liberty, since the prior is able to assart and take his profit at will by the king's charter.
- Nature of endorsement
- He should show his charter in Chancery and have a writ according to the contents of his charter.
- Places mentioned
- Winchester, [Hampshire]
- Marlborough, [Wiltshire]
- West Overton, [Wiltshire].
- People mentioned
- Constable of Marlborough.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1297 on the basis of a patent roll entry that seems to relate to, but not be a direct response to the petition (CPR 1292-1301, p. 291).
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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 I, vol. III, 1292-1301, (Public Record Office, 1895), p.291 (order to Hugh Despenser, justice of the Forest to permit the petitioner to hunt and assart)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9682942/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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