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Folio: 46. Leicestershire. Quitclaim. First party: John, count of Montfort. Second...

Catalogue reference: DL 42/2/3/6

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This record is about the Folio: 46. Leicestershire. Quitclaim. First party: John, count of Montfort. Second... dating from 1240 July 8 in the series Duchy of Lancaster: Cartularies, Enrolments, Surveys and other Miscellaneous Books. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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DL 42/2/3/6
Date
1240 July 8
Description

Folio: 46. Leicestershire. Quitclaim.

First party: John, count of Montfort.

Second party: S [Simon de Montfort], earl of Leicester and steward of England, his uncle.

Place or subject: Whatever right Amaury, count of Montfort, constable of France, had or could have in England, and Amaury acquits to John and his heirs whatever right he had or could have in that which Simon, earl of Montfort, his grandfather, and Amaury, his brother, held in France. In such a way that neither Simon in France nor John in England nor their heirs can reclaim anything from henceforth except by right of escheat.

County: [unspecified].

Additional people: [unspecified]

8 Jul 1240.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Not Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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