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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 Furness. [Lost]. [The petition is badly damaged with parts of...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/342/16131
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This record is about the Abbot and convent of Furness. [Lost]. [The petition is badly damaged with parts of... dating from [? c. 1343] 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 8/342/16131
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Date (When the record was created)
- [? c. 1343]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Abbot and convent of Furness.
- Addressees
- [Lost].
- Nature of request
- [The petition is badly damaged with parts of the first two lines being missing, and much of the remainder being illegible].The abbot and convent make a request concerning the moiety of the manor of Ulverston that William de Coucy held from them, as after the death of Coucy they had [entered the same], but the moiety is now in the king's hand.
- Nature of endorsement
- Coram rege et magno consilio.Let the inquisition be viewed [...] diem clausit extremum [...].
- Places mentioned
- Furness, [Lancashire]
- Ulverston, [Lancashire].
- People mentioned
- William de Coucy.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to? c. 1343 because the inquisition post mortem of William de Coucy was held between February and April 1343 ().
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Unsorted Miscellanea (transferred 6/3/24).
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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 Inquisitions Post Mortem, vol. VIII, 10-20 Edw III, (Public Record Office, 1913), no.462 (inquisition post mortem of William de Coucy)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736612/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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