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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
Item
Not specified. King and council. Because the tenants of the archbishop of Canterbury...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/331/15650
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This record is about the Not specified. King and council. Because the tenants of the archbishop of Canterbury... dating from [1305] 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 8/331/15650
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1305]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Not specified.
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- Because the tenants of the archbishop of Canterbury throughout England are accustomed to be quit of tax to the damage of King and realm, it seems to all people that the King and council should decide whether or not this practice should continue.1)
- Nature of endorsement
- [Right-hand edge missing] They should seek the rights [...] to the King elsewhere [...] offences of perjury, and if the archbishop explains himself in this matter, they should complain to the King who will take council on this.2) This petition was answered by the King in Parliament at Westminster on the octave of the Nativity of Mary in the 33rd year.
- Places mentioned
- Westminster.
- People mentioned
- Tenants of the archbishop of Canterbury
- [Robert Winchelsey], archbishop of Canterbury.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The endorsement is dated the octave of the Nativity of Mary in the 33rd year (15 September 1305).
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9683061/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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