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Folio: 229. Hertfordshire and Essex. Writ. First party: Edward III. Second party:...

Catalogue reference: DL 42/2/23B/5

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This record is about the Folio: 229. Hertfordshire and Essex. Writ. First party: Edward III. Second party:... dating from 1376 Oct 13 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 42/2/23B/5
Date
1376 Oct 13
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Folio: 229. Hertfordshire and Essex. Writ.

First party: Edward III.

Second party: The knights, freemen and all other tenants of the castle, vill and honor of Hertford and the vills of Beyford [Bayford], Esendon [Essendon] and Hertfordyngbury [Hertingfordbury].

Place or subject: Whereas the king by his letters patent granted to John, king of Castile and Leon, his son [John of Gaunt], these castle, vills and honor, to hold to him and his heirs in tail male, together with members, knights' fees, advowsons of churches, liberties, issues, profits, emoluments and appurtenances, of the king and his heirs by the services due and accustomed forever, in such a way that, if John dies without heirs in tail male, then after his death the premises are to revert to the king and his heirs, the king commands these knights, freemen and tenants to be attendant and answerable to John as if to a lord and to his heirs male, in rents, services and all other things, which pertain to the castle, vills and honor.

County: [Hertfordshire].

Additional people: [unspecified]

Dated at Haveryng [Havering].

13 Oct 50 Edw III.

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For the original charter see: DL 10/342

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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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