Catalogue description Petitioners: Abbot and convent of Westminster. Addressees: King. Nature of...

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Details of SC 8/150/7483
Reference: SC 8/150/7483
Description:
Petitioners: Abbot and convent of Westminster.
Addressees: King.
Nature of request: The Abbot and convent of Westminster make two requests:1) They request all the fines, amercements, issues, forfeits, goods and chattels of the felons and fugitives who have entered their franchise or were taken there.2) They ask that they, and their bailiffs and ministers, might be pardoned all the debts, accounts and demands due from them in the Exchequer, and demanded from them by summons of the Exchequer or otherwise, provided that they do not have an allowance for tenths, or the farms of alien priories.
Nature of endorsement: [On face:]The King has granted this petition in the presence of the Archbishop of Canterbury.[On dorse, none].
Places mentioned: Westminster.
People mentioned: [William Courtenay], Archbishop of Canterbury.
Note: CPR 1391-6 p.494 is dated 29 August 1394, and would seem to be in response to this petition.CCR 1389-92 p.349 is dated 16 March 1391.
Date: [1394]
Related material:

For transcript, see p.190 of PRO 31/7/155

For a near duplicate of this petition, see SC 8/225/11245
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: French
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Publication note:

Calendar of Close Rolls, Ric II, vol. IV, 1389-1392, (Public Record Office, 1923), p.349 (writ of supersedeas in respect of certain sums for the goods of felons, demanded from the Abbot of Westminster, upon his petition)

Calendar of Patent Rolls, Ric II, vol. V, 1391-1396, (Public Record Office, 1905), p.494 (pardon to the Abbot and convent of Westminster of all debts, accounts and demands due at the Exchequer, except for tenths and fifteenths, and the farms of alien priories)

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