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Thomas of Lancaster, Earl of Lancaster. of Lancaster; Earl of Lancaster Thomas King...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/56/2765

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This record is about the Thomas of Lancaster, Earl of Lancaster. of Lancaster; Earl of Lancaster Thomas King... dating from [1307] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/56/2765
Date
[1307]
Description
Petitioners
Thomas of Lancaster, Earl of Lancaster.
Name(s)
of Lancaster; Earl of Lancaster, Thomas
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The petitioner asks that Grelley be commanded to undo the homage he made to the king for his lands and tenements in the honour of Lancaster and [instead] give his homage to the petitioner for the said lands etc. The petitioner shows that King Henry III granted the county of Lancashire with the castle and honour and all associated homage and service to Edmund (the petitioner's father) and to Grelley (tenant of the honour), who maliciously gave homage to the king for his lands and tenements in the said honour.
Nature of endorsement
Inspect the charter in the presence of the council. It was found by the court that the father of the king granted Edmund his son the honour and county of Lancaster with knights' fees and church advowsons by final agreement. Grelley is to be ordered to give homage to the petitioner for his lands and tenements in the aforesaid honour and county.
Places mentioned
Conte de Lancastre (Lancashire).
People mentioned
Henry III, King of England
Edmund [of Lancaster], the petitioner's father
Thomas de Grelley.
Note
Firmly datable by reference to CPR 1301-7, p.502.
Related material

For another petition by the same petitioner on the same matter, see SC 8/320/E444

For a counter petition by Thomas de Grelley, see SC 8/313/E56

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 4890
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edw I, vol. IV, 1301-1307, (Public Record Office, 1898), p.502 (resulting action)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062983/

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