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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Thomas Oliver, abbot of the monastery and church of Our Lady of Buckland; Convent...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/345/E1326
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/345/E1326
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1471-1483]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Thomas Oliver, abbot of the monastery and church of Our Lady of Buckland; Convent of the monastery and church of Our Lady of Buckland,
- Name(s)
- Oliver, Thomas
- Addressees
- King.
- Places mentioned
- Buckland, Devon
- Dartmoor Forest, [Devon].
- Nature of request
- The abbot and convent complain that the predecessors of the abbot have been seised of a piece of ground and waste between the abbey and the Forest of Dartmoor adjoining, the forest being parcel of the Duchy of Cornwall as appears by old bounds that have delimited since the time of the foundation of the abbey. The abbot and three of his predecessors have been maliciously kept out of the same by the might and will of the officers of the moor who claim it as part of the Duchy of Cornwall. The petitioners have petitioned to the prince and his council for remedy without satisfaction and now request that the king will command the chancellor and council of the prince to examine the premises without delay, and take such direction so that the petitioners may be restored to their ground according to the bounds, and as right and conscience require.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is likely to date from 1471-1483 as it refers to earlier requests to the prince's council, and this would seem to be to that of Edward Plantagenet, eldest son of Edward IV, and he held the duchy of Cornwall from 1471 until his accession in 1483 (For the dating of the abbot, see Rowe, Contribution to a History of Cistercian Houses of Devon, (1878) p.14).
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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/C9736747/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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