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William Moraunt, brother and heir of Jordan Moraunt. Moraunt William King. Moraunt...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/62/3086

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This record is about the William Moraunt, brother and heir of Jordan Moraunt. Moraunt William King. Moraunt... dating from [c. 1323] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/62/3086
Date
[c. 1323]
Description
Petitioners
William Moraunt, brother and heir of Jordan Moraunt.
Name(s)
Moraunt, William
Addressees
King.
Nature of request
Moraunt requests that it be ordered that he be reseised of his tenement in London of which he was seised after his brother's death, and which the escheator has certified was only taken into the king's hand because of the death of his brother.
Nature of endorsement
The return should be viewed in Chancery and let justice be done to him in the same place.
Places mentioned
London.
People mentioned
Jordan Moraunt, brother of the petitioner.
Note
The petition would appear to date to c. 1323 as an unconnected reference to the recent death of the petitioner's brother can be found in the close rolls (CCR 1323-7, p.47).
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 5820
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9106849/

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