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King. [Petition in three parts].1) The petitioners state that the prior and convent...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/346/E1387

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SC 8/346/E1387
Date
[c. 1316]
Description
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
[Petition in three parts].1) The petitioners state that the prior and convent leased the manor of Knowle to Perham for life without the king's licence together with other lands given to the house for the alms of the king's mother and which now depends in
Nature of endorsement
Coram magno consilio.
Places mentioned
Knowle, [Warwickshire]
Westminster.
People mentioned
Prior and convent of Westminster; Ralph de Perham; Walter de Northwyce (Norwich)
treasurer.
Note
The petition is dated to c. 1316, as it seems likely that it will date closely to a related entry in the patent rolls concerning Ralph Perham and the manor of Knowle which dates to 10 March 1316 (CPR 1313-17, p. 435).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw II, vol. II, 1313-1317, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.435 (confirmation of a demise for life by the Abbot to Perham of the manor of Knowle and other appurtenances)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9736811/

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