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Assignment by Richard Melbourne, the king's escheator in the county of Dorset, to...
Catalogue reference: C 146/2598
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This record is about the Assignment by Richard Melbourne, the king's escheator in the county of Dorset, to... dating from 1430 Jan 20 in the series Chancery: Ancient Deeds, Series C. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- C 146/2598
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1430 Jan 20
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Description (What the record is about)
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Assignment by Richard Melbourne, the king's escheator in the county of Dorset, to John, earl of Huntingdon, and Anne his wife, late the wife of Edmund, earl of March and Ulster, of the said Anne's dower out of the manor of Mersshewode, including lands called 'Podelhurste,' crofts called 'Notecroft' and 'Wildeham,' a close called 'Mersshe,' a croft called 'Stokhull' in a close called 'Brodemede,' pasture called 'Carmedyneslond,' messuages, cottages, rents, and a park called 'Crykelade' etc. 20 January, 8 Henry VI. [Dorset]
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Held by (Who holds the record)
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- Topics
- Manors
- Marriage and divorce
- Legal
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C 146
Chancery: Ancient Deeds, Series C
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