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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 and convent of Reading. King. The Abbot and convent of Reading state that John...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/295/14740
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Reading. King. The Abbot and convent of Reading state that John... dating from [? c. 1440-? c. 1460] 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 8/295/14740
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1440-? c. 1460]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Reading.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- The Abbot and convent of Reading state that John Purye, with a great assembly of riotous people, has disseised them of a number of lands and tenements in Berkshire, which were part of their first foundation. They continue to occupy these lands, and have destroyed the buildings on them, carrying them away to John's own lands, and have felled and wasted the Abbot's timber, woods, groves, hedgerows and coppices; they are also building roads on the land. They request a writ to the Chancellor to hold a special assize, according to the tenor of a bill attached to this petition.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None]
- Places mentioned
- Reading, [Berkshire]
- Berkshire.
- People mentioned
- John Purye.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Tentatively dated on the basis of the hand and language.
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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)
- English
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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/C9735906/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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