Hugh de Courtenay, kinsman and heir of Isabel de Forz, late countess of Devon. de...

Petitioners

Hugh de Courtenay, kinsman and heir of Isabel de Forz, late countess of Devon.

Name(s)

de Courtenay, Hugh

Addressees

King and council

Nature of request

Courtenay shows that he has sued for a long time for his right in the Isle of Wight and Christchurch. At the last parliament at Lincoln during the time of the king's father he was adjourned before the king's council at Westminster at the quinzene of Easter next following when a writing of Isabel de Forz granting and quitclaiming the same to which Courtenay requested an advisement to the next parliament. There Courtenay showed by bill that the writing could not be that of his de Forz ancestor. He requests that the writing be enquired of, and if it is found not to be by de Forz, and that she died seised, then the lands be rendered to him as his right.1)

Nature of endorsement

It was previously said to Courtenay that he ought to sue before the council, and that he would have justice on this matter, and therefore he is to sue if he wishes.2) Coram rege.

Places mentioned

Isle of Wight, [Hampshire]

Christchurch, Hampshire

Nichole (Lincoln), [Lincolnshire]

Westmouster (Westminster).

People mentioned

Isabel de Forz, Countess of Devon, kinswoman of the petitioner.

For another petition by the same petitioner, see SC 8/99/4923

For an earlier petition by the same petitioner on the same matter see SC 8/3/101

For a later petition by the petitioner's son on the same matter see SC 8/13/606

For another petition by the same petitioner on the same matter, see SC 8/240/11972

For another petition by the same petitioner on the same matter see SC 8/82/4087