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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England (Knights Hospitallers)....
Catalogue reference: SC 8/294/14654A
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This record is about the Prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England (Knights Hospitallers).... dating from [1327-? c. 1331] 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 8/294/14654A
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1327-? c. 1331]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England (Knights Hospitallers).
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Occupation
- Prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England (Knights Hospitallers)
- Nature of request
- The Prior of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England states that he has often had writs of the king's father to deliver to them all the muniments concerning the lands of the Templars which were in the keeping of the Treasurer and Chamberlains, in the Tower of London and elsewhere, but that he has not been able to have delivery without William de . . . and . . . de Sibbethorp, who had the chief of the muniments in their possession, and who refused to hand them over. He requests delivery of the muniments.
- Nature of endorsement
- They are to have a writ of sicut alias in Chancery to the Treasurer and Chamberlains, to deliver the muniments etc. or to explain the reason why etc.
- Places mentioned
- London.
- People mentioned
- Order of the Temple (Knights Templars)
- William de . . .
- [Thomas] de Sibbethorp (Sibthorpe)
- [Edward II], King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the mention of the late king, it would seem that this petition dates from the early years of Edward III. From CCR 1330-3 pp.112-113 (a request by the Prior to be discharged from debts from the lands of the Templars, dated 20 January 1331), it would seem that these lands are now in his hands, so the petition is most likely to date from the very early years of the reign; however, CCR 1330-3 p.496 shows that by 9 September 1332 lands in Somerset were still being withheld, so it might be later.
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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/C9735816/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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