Petition from the Bishop, Prior and Convent of Ely requesting rights to forfeitures arising from the revolt
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The Bishop, Prior and Convent of Ely request that they might receive all the lands, tenements, goods and chattels of men in their franchises who have been condemned to death for their part in the Peasants' Revolt. This property has been seized into the king's hands by the escheators. They also request confirmation of their rights in such cases. [The request is granted].
