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Prior and convent of Plympton. Council of the prince. The prior and convent show...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/345/E1356
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This record is about the Prior and convent of Plympton. Council of the prince. The prior and convent show... dating from [1471-1483] 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 8/345/E1356
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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
- Prior and convent of Plympton.
- Addressees
- Council of the prince.
- Nature of request
- The prior and convent show and complain that from time out of mind they have been seised of a burgage in Saltash in right of the church, and have, by reason of that burgage, had and used for them and their household and servants. From time out of mind, free passage on the ferry of the boat of Saltash over the River Tamar, paying for the burgage and passage annually 6d to the lords of Trematon for all manner of services and demands and have used the ferry peacefully. Now the canons, servants and tenants are charged and distrained by the mayor and others of Saltash to pay 6d for the passage on diverse occasions contrary to all truth, right and conscience. The petitioners request that the mayor and men be called before the council to answer to the premises, and to set such direction that right is done to the church.
- Nature of endorsement
- The prior of Plympton.
- Places mentioned
- Plympton, [Devon]
- Saltash, Cornwall
- River Tamar
- Saint Breok, Cornwall
- Trematon, [Cornwall].
- People mentioned
- [Edward Plantagenet], prince [of Wales]
- John Hardyng (Harding), clerk, servant of the petitioners
- Richard Gylle, mayor of Saltash
- John Philypp (Philip)
- Philip Bowdon, canon of the priory of Plympton
- Roger Davy, tenant of the petitioners in Saltash.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to 1471-1483 because the petition is addressed to the council of the prince.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the response of the former mayor and burgesses of Saltash, see SC 8/345/E1357
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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 of the Exchequer (transferred July 1932).
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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/C9736777/
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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