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Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
Catalogue reference: SC 5/8/7
Transferred to SC 5/8/6 and subsequently to C 47/8/1
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Henry of Lancaster, Earl of Lancaster. of Lancaster; Earl of Lancaster Henry King...
Catalogue reference: SC 8/56/2769
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This record is about the Henry of Lancaster, Earl of Lancaster. of Lancaster; Earl of Lancaster Henry King... dating from [1319] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 8/56/2769
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1319]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Petitioners
- Henry of Lancaster, Earl of Lancaster.
- Name(s)
- of Lancaster; Earl of Lancaster, Henry
- Addressees
- King and council.
- Nature of request
- The petitioner seeks delivery of those knights fees in Devon and Cornwall that were held by Patrick de Chaworth and which were taken into the hands of King Edward I by reason of the nonage of Maud (daughter and heir of the said Patrick), the petitioner's spouse. The relevant inquisition [post mortem] was returned into chancery by the escheator of the said counties and from chancery into the exchequer. And now by order of the king it has been returned from the exchequer into chancery with certification of the evidences under the seal of the exchequer.
- Nature of endorsement
- William de Ayremyn is to inspect the inquisition and certification concerning this business.
- Places mentioned
- Devon
- Cornwall.
- People mentioned
- Edward I, King of England
- Patrick de Chaworth
- Maud [de Chaworth], wife of the petitioner
- William de Ayremyn
- John de Walweyn.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- A note on the guard assigns the date on the basis of Walweyn's term as escheator for Devon and Cornwall.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For a related petition see SC 8/123/6143
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Parliamentary Petition 4895
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- French
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9062987/
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Series information
SC 8
Special Collections: Ancient Petitions
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