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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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Prioress and convent of St Mary and St Michael near Stamford. King. [The petition...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/345/E1331
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This record is about the Prioress and convent of St Mary and St Michael near Stamford. King. [The petition... dating from [1485-1509] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/345/E1331
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1485-1509]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Prioress and convent of St Mary and St Michael near Stamford.
- Addressees
- King.
- Nature of request
- [The petition is very badly damaged but the sense is very clear].The petitioners complain that the lieutenant of [...] Forest prevents them from enjoying the fuel granted and confirmed to them by their charters of [the king's predecessors], they having each day [...]. They request that it is commanded to the [? Lieutenant] that they be allowed to have as much wood annually as the king considers suitable.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Stamford, [Lincolnshire].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1485-1509 as the hand appears similar to that of SC 8/345/E1335, which dates to 1497, so that, as the guard note suggests, this petition should be dated to the reign of Henry VII.
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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/C9736752/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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