This petition is from the abbot and convent of Tewkesbury, requesting letters patent under the great seal. Unfortunately, we do not know why, as the details of the matter were in an attached document. The script is a chancery hand of the bastarda type. The language is English, although the spelling is not what we are used to today. Try reading aloud if a word looks a bit funny.
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