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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Thomas, abbot of Fecamp. Thomas King. abbot of Fecamp The abbot requests that the...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/346/E1366
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This record is about the Thomas, abbot of Fecamp. Thomas King. abbot of Fecamp The abbot requests that the... dating from [c. 1299] 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 8/346/E1366
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Date (When the record was created)
- [c. 1299]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Thomas, abbot of Fecamp.
- Name(s)
- Thomas
- Addressees
- King.
- Occupation
- abbot of Fecamp
- Nature of request
- The abbot requests that the king will acquit him of the sum of £400 4s. on demand upon him for the arrears from the time that the lands were in the abbot's hand in money that was then current. The king rendered the lands of the church of Fecamp to the abbot by his grace, and the abbot enjoyed the issues for a year and a half, but the king has reclaimed the arrears for certain reasons.
- Nature of endorsement
- [None].
- Places mentioned
- Fecamp, [Normandy, France].
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- The petition is dated to c. 1299 as it seems to relate to a respite and acquittance issued to the abbot and his bailiff respectively in 1299 and 1300 (CCR 1296-1302, p. 240).
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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 August 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)
- 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 Close Rolls, Edw I, vol. IV, 1296-1302, (Public Record Office, 1906), p.240 (order to respite the abbot of a certain sum until further ordered) & p.348 (order concerning the bailiff of the abbot and problems caused in the payment of a debt in relation to the proclamation of the relative values of Pollards and sterling)
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SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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