Piece
Contemporary calendar of Duchy commisions in DL 42/95, DL 42/96 and DL 42/98
Catalogue reference: DL 42/235
Date: [1509]-1603
Contemporary calendar of Duchy commisions in DL 42/95, DL 42/96 and DL 42/98
Item
Folio: 93. County of Lancaster. Witnessing of testimony. Place or subject: William...
Catalogue reference: DL 42/1/9/3
What’s it about?
This record is about the Folio: 93. County of Lancaster. Witnessing of testimony. Place or subject: William... dating from 1344 in the series Duchy of Lancaster: Cartularies, Enrolments, Surveys and other Miscellaneous Books. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
No, this record is not available online. Other ways to view it.
Can I see it in person?
Yes, this record is held at The National Archives and is available to see in person. How to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DL 42/1/9/3
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1344
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
Folio: 93. County of Lancaster. Witnessing of testimony.
Place or subject: William de Walton of Lichefeld [Lichfield], in his household in the city of Lichefelden' [Lichfield], where he was then living, wished and asserted, for certain causes moving him, to declare the status and condition of Maud, his daughter, and said it was brought to the notice of his neighbours, and he swore a bodily oath upon the holy gospels that he had solemnly married in the face of the church Margery, his wife, mother of the said Maud, the same Margery being then pregnant by the same William, on Sunday in the feast of Trinity, and that the said Margery had given birth to the said Maud after the said marriage had been contracted. Subsequently, Margery and also Robert de Trentham and Robert de Fulfen, then being personally present there, swore upon the gospels that the said William had told the truth.
Additional people: (witnesses) John de Rothewell [Rothwell]. Thomas de Pipe. Hugh Rider. William Taverner. Roger de Pipe. Master Richard de Bole. John Rider of Lichefeld [Lichfield].
The said Henry gives his mark in the margin [a small drawing].
28 Mar 1344.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- Latin
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18681729/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
DL 42
Duchy of Lancaster: Cartularies, Enrolments, Surveys and other Miscellaneous Books
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
47,548 records
Within the department: DL
Records of the Duchy of Lancaster
3,040 records
Within the series: DL 42
Duchy of Lancaster: Cartularies, Enrolments, Surveys and other Miscellaneous Books
855 records
Within the piece: DL 42/1
Great cowcher or carte regum, I. Register of evidences of title for the Duchy of...
You are currently looking at the item: DL 42/1/9/3
Folio: 93. County of Lancaster. Witnessing of testimony. Place or subject: William...
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.