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Richard de Chissebech. de Chissebech Richard King and council Chissebech shows that...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/39/1920

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This record is about the Richard de Chissebech. de Chissebech Richard King and council Chissebech shows that... dating from [c. 1322] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/39/1920
Date
[c. 1322]
Description
Petitioners
Richard de Chissebech.
Name(s)
de Chissebech, Richard
Addressees
King and council
Nature of request
Chissebech shows that he held the manor of Carshalton from the late earl of Hereford in chief, and William and Joan Ambesas hold the manor from him in fee farm. After the earl's death the king's ministers came . . . by the attornment of Joan supposing that she held the manor of the earl and have ousted him from his fee, lordship and service. Chissebech requests that the king order his ministers by a writ to remove his hand or provide another remedy for him.
Nature of endorsement
Passele and D'Abernon should be assigned to inquire in the presence of the ministers of the king if they wish etc. upon the contents in the petition and other articles, and return the inquisition so that the king can do what is right.
Places mentioned
Carshalton, Surrey
People mentioned
Humphrey de Boun (Bohun), Earl of Hereford
William Ambesas
Joan [Ambesas], wife of William Ambesas
Edmund de Passele
John D'Abernon.
Note
The petition dates to c. 1322 as it makes mention of the death of the earl of Hereford in that year.
Related material

For another petition by the same petitioner see SC 8/39/1919

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1470
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062123/

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