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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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Prior of Wolston. Chancellor and council. Prior of Wolston The prior of Wolston,...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/332/15781
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This record is about the Prior of Wolston. Chancellor and council. Prior of Wolston The prior of Wolston,... dating from [1339] 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 8/332/15781
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1339]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prior of Wolston.
- Addressees
- Chancellor and council.
- Occupation
- Prior of Wolston
- Nature of request
- The prior of Wolston, to whom the King granted keeping of his alien priory for a farm of £30 yearly, requests respite until next Michaelmas of the arrears of the farm for the last year because the rents, tenths and other profits of the priory are in the hands of others.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Wolston, [Warwickshire].
- People mentioned
- [Richard Bintworth, bishop of London], chancellor.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition dates to 1339 when respite was granted accordingly (CCR 1339-41, p. 106).
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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 Close Rolls, Edw III, vol. V, 1339-1341, (Public Record Office, 1901), p.106 (grant of respite in accordance with petition)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736372/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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