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Eve de Hanekesherd, widow of Robert de Hanekesherd of Chesham de Hanekesherd Eve...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/50/2493

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Reference
SC 8/50/2493
Date
[c. 1321]
Description
Petitioners
Eve de Hanekesherd, widow of Robert de Hanekesherd of Chesham
Name(s)
de Hanekesherd, Eve
Addressees
King and council
Nature of request
Hanekesherd requests remedy concerning Wedone who procured and abetted her to sue an appeal of the death of her husband against Gyfrewast before Camoys and his companions, justices of the king oyer and terminer in Buckinghamshire. Hanekesherd did not wish to sue the appeal because it was false so Wedone ejected her from part of her dowery and held her out of the remainder by force and his lordship to her great damage and committed other offences against her.
Nature of endorsement
At the common law.
Places mentioned
Chesham, [Buckinghamshire]
Buckinghamshire
People mentioned
Ralph de Wedone
Robert de Hanekesherd, late husband of the petitioner
John de Gyfrewast
Ralph de Camoys, Justice of the king oyer and terminer in Buckinghamshire
Note
The petition must date to 1321 or thereafter as the justices assigned to a commission of oyer and terminer in Buckinghamshire were assigned on 21 February 1321 (CPR 1317-21, pp.548, 550).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 4142
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062707/

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