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Walter de Donington de Donington Walter King and council Walter de Donington states...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/43/2114

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Reference
SC 8/43/2114
Date
[c. 1289]
Description
Petitioners
Walter de Donington
Name(s)
de Donington, Walter
Addressees
King and council
Nature of request
Walter de Donington states that Richard de Hevinlad, John le Clerk of Donnington and Walter le Wite, bailiff of Richard de Hevinlad came armed to his lands, carried off ploughs and horses, imprisoned those who were looking after the horses, and kept the ploughs and horses until he agreed to do as they wanted with regard to a debt which was demanded from him. He requests grace and a remedy.
Nature of endorsement
In Chancery.
Places mentioned
Donnington, [Gloucestershire]
Hevinlad (Evenlode), [Worcestershire]
Worcestershire
People mentioned
Richard de Hevinlad
John le Clerk of Donnington
Walter le Wite, bailiff of Richard de Hevinlad
Note
Dated on the guard to '? c. 1289' with reference to SC 8/43/2113, assuming that it is the same petitioner, which seems possible but not certain, as one is in Gloucestershire, and one in Worcestershire.
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Another petition which seems to be from the same petitioner is SC 8/43/2113

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2534
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062320/

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