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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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William of Cornwall, abbot of Newenham. Cornwall William King. abbot of Newenham...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/340/16011
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This record is about the William of Cornwall, abbot of Newenham. Cornwall William King. abbot of Newenham... dating from [1280] 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 8/340/16011
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1280]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- William of Cornwall, abbot of Newenham.
- Name(s)
- Cornwall, William
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- abbot of Newenham
- Nature of request
- [This document is largely illegible] The Abbot of Newenham makes three requests;1) He asks that he and his convent might be taken into the king's special protection.2) He states that King John gave him the town of Axminster, and granted him a fair there at the feast of John de Baptist to last for eight days, of which they have always been seised until now [when this is being challenged]. He asks that the fair might be confirmed, as has been done in the past.3) He states that he has always had his bailiff in the hundred of Axminster, but that his role has been challenged by the justices in eyre. He asks, of the king's grace, that the bailiff might act as he has always been accustomed to.
- Nature of endorsement
- Petitions of Easter, in the eighth year.
- Places mentioned
- Newenham, Devon
- Axminster, Devon
- Axminster hundred, Devon.
- People mentioned
- John de Moun
- John, King of England.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- From the hand, the eighth year mentioned in the endorsement would be 8 Edward I: assuming that the note is correct, the petition would therefore date from the Easter parliament of 1280.
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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)
- Latin
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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/C9736492/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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