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Thomas, prior of Arbury. Thomas King. prior of Arbury The prior requests the king's...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/345/E1325

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SC 8/345/E1325
Date
[1481]
Description
Petitioners
Thomas, prior of Arbury.
Name(s)
Thomas
Addressees
King.
Occupation
prior of Arbury
Nature of request
The prior requests the king's letters patents to be made after the tenor that follows:[Draft of the text of the requested letters patent].Letters patent granting the prior to buy land and tenements or rent to the annual value of 100s. in relation to the burial of Montgomery in his monastery.
Nature of endorsement
[None].
Places mentioned
Arbury, Warwickshire.
People mentioned
Thomas Montgomery, son of Elizabeth, late Lady Say
Elizabeth, Lady Say.
Note
The petition is dated to 1481 because the petitioner was granted a licence on 11 April 1481 (CPR 1476-85, p. 279).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw IV, Edw V and Ric III, 1476-1485, (Public Record Office, 1901), p.279 (licence to acquire in mortmain 100s of land)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736746/

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