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William son of William (Fitz William), son of Adam le Clerk of Staneford William...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/17/825

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Reference
SC 8/17/825
Date
[c. 1327]
Description
Petitioners
William son of William (Fitz William), son of Adam le Clerk of Staneford
Name(s)
William (Fitz William), William
Addressees
King and council
Nature of request
William, son of William, son of Adam le Clerk of Staneford states that his grandfather, Adam, gave his sister Mabel and the heirs of her body a bovate of land with appurtenances in Staneford, for 12 d. annually, payable at two terms. Mabel died seised, without an heir of her body, whereupon Robert Steer of Loughborough intruded himself and sold the tenements to Hugh le Despenser the elder. By his forfeiture they are now in the king's hand, and William requests grace and a remedy, as it can be clearly seen from the charter that the reversion is to him.
Nature of endorsement
Hugh le Despenser's muniments etc. are to be searched, to see if anything can be found on behalf of the king which might bar etc., and if nothing can be found for the king, then he will ordain a remedy.
Places mentioned
Staneford [Stanford on Soar]
Loughborough, [Leicestershire]
People mentioned
Adam (Le Clerk), grandfather of William (Fitz William), son of Gervase of Staneford
Mabel, sister of Adam le Clerk
Robert Steer of Loughborough
Hugh le Despenser the elder
Note
'c. 1327' on the guard: and from the reference to the presumably recent forfeiture of Hugh le Despenser this must be the case.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1468
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Rotuli Parliamentorum; ut et Petitiones, et Placita in Parliamento, vol. II, Edw III, (Record Commission, 1783), p.412a (no.188) (full edition of original petition)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9060968/

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